Finance
Standard Chartered Names Former Absa Boss Maria Ramos as Chair
- Ramos replaces Jose Vinals, who steps down after nine years
- She ran Absa for a decade, served in South African government
Standard Chartered Plc named South African banking veteran Maria Ramos as its next chair, replacing Jose Vinals.
Ramos was picked after an “extensive global search,” the London-headquartered bank said in a statement Tuesday. She joined the Standard Chartered board as an independent non-executive director in January 2021.