Steve Bertamini joined Standard Chartered as Group Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Banking on 19 May 2008 and was appointed to the Board of Standard Chartered PLC on 1 June 2008.

Before his appointment at Standard Chartered he spent 22 years with GE, most recently as Chairman and CEO of GE North East Asia. He was also responsible for GE's acquisition and merger business in the Asia-Pacific region from 2004 and President of GE Capital Asia since January 2001. Prior to that, Steve was Chief Executive Officer of GE Australia and New Zealand. He led the establishment of GE's Consumer Finance business in Asia in 1993 and was its Managing Director from 1994 to 1998.

Steve was born in Munich, Germany and grew up in Europe, North Africa and North and South America. He graduated from University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor's degree of Business in Finance and Management in 1985 and earned his MBA at the University of North Texas in 1991.

Steve is also a Director of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and MasterCard Asia/Pacific Regional Advisory Board.

He is married with one daughter and two sons. Steve is based in Singapore.