Key People

Peter Sands Peter Sands was appointed Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered PLC in November 2006. Immediately prior to this Peter had been Group Finance Director of Standard Chartered PLC since his appointment as a Group Executive Director in May 2002.

Prior to his appointment to the Board of Standard Chartered PLC, Peter was a Director with worldwide consultants McKinsey & Co. Peter had been with McKinsey since 1988 where he worked extensively in the banking and technology sectors in a wide range of international markets. He was elected a partner of McKinsey in 1996 and became Director in 2000.

Peter graduated from Oxford University and holds a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University, where he was a Harkness Fellow.

Peter, who grew up in Asia, is married with four children. He was born on 8 January 1962.