– UK, London – Standard Chartered PLC (LON: STAN), today announced the appointment of Diane Jurgens to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director effective from 1 March 2024.
“We are delighted to welcome Diane to the Standard Chartered Board. She is a highly experienced and respected technologist who will bring significant technology and transformation expertise and insight to the Board having operated across a variety of sectors and the Group’s key markets. We look forward to benefiting from Diane’s contributions at the Board and Committee discussions,” said Group Chairman, José Viñals.
Diane Jurgens will also join our Culture and Sustainability Committee.
The Company also announced that Gay Huey Evans and Carlson Tong will retire from the Board, respectively on 29 February 2024 and on 9 May 2024.
About Diane Jurgens
Diane Jurgens has significant expertise in driving technology, product development, and using technology to transform business operations across the mass media and entertainment, mining, automotive, and aerospace sectors. These skills, together with experience leading teams across our footprint in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, as well as in Latin America and Europe, will provide additional insights to Board and Committee discussions.
Diane was formerly EVP and CIO for The Walt Disney Company, where she oversaw Disney’s global enterprise technology organization. Between 2015 and 2020, she was CTO of the multinational mining and metals company BHP, during much of which she was based in Singapore. Between 2012 and 2015, Diane was President & Managing Director of an American and Chinese joint venture, Shanghai OnStar Telematics based in Shanghai. Diane has also held numerous senior executive positions at General Motors, including roles across our markets, including nearly ten years in China.
Diane is currently a Dean’s Advisory Board member at the University of Washington College of Engineering.
Diane Jurgens said: “It is an honour to be joining the Board of Standard Chartered. The Group’s dedication to customers and improving the quality of life within the communities they serve is a purpose which I look forward to supporting.”
About Standard Chartered
We are a leading international banking group, with a presence in 52 of the world’s most dynamic markets and serving clients in a further 64. Our purpose is to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, and our heritage and values are expressed in our brand promise, here for good.
Standard Chartered PLC is listed on the London and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges.
SOURCE: https://www.sc.com
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