Standard Chartered Promotes in Private Bank

The Standard Chartered Private Bank has appointed Diego Folino regional head of its Americas unit based in Miami. Folino is currently President and CEO of Standard Chartered Bank International, formerly American Express Bank International. He will be responsible for the private bank offices in New York, Miami and LatAm, as well as governance oversight of the Miami office and of the private bank network marketing offices in California and Canada. He reports to Peter Flavel, global head of Standard Chartered Private Bank, as well David Stileman, CEO of Standard Chartered Americas. Folino was previously CEO of Standard Chartered Mexico, where he was largely responsible for broadening corporate and institutional client relationships and building the wholesale franchise. Gil Schmidt, regional head of Standard Chartered Private Bank Americas was meanwhile appointed global head of strategy implementation and new ventures.