Simon Lowth joined the Board of Standard Chartered PLC as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 May 2010.

Simon is an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of AstraZeneca PLC. He was formerly Finance Director at Scottish Power PLC following two years as Executive Director, Corporate Strategy and Development. As Finance Director, Simon led Scottish Power's group-wide performance and risk management processes, and played a critical role in the strategic transformation of Scottish Power. Simon left Scottish Power in May 2007 following completion of the sale to Iberdrola.

Simon's move to Scottish Power in 2003 followed 15 years' experience with the global management consultancy, McKinsey & Company, latterly as a senior Director responsible for the firm's UK Industrial Practice. At McKinsey, Simon advised leading multi-national companies on a wide range of strategic, financial and operational issues.

Simon has an engineering degree from Cambridge University and an MBA from London Business School. He is married, has four young children and is a keen sportsman (field hockey, middle distance runner).