Mohammed Grimeh joined Standard Chartered Bank in January 2009 as Head of Trading, Americas. He became the Head of Global Markets, Americas, in June 2009.

He is responsible for managing fixed income, equities and commodities sales, trading, and capital markets for the Americas.

From 1998 to 2008, Mo was with Lehman Brothers in New York City, holding posts as Head of Latam Derivatives, Head of Latam Credit Trading, and Global Head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income and Equities. He has 18 years of experience managing risk and client business in the areas of credit, interest rates, foreign exchange, equities and commodities across the emerging markets. Prior to Lehman, he held trading roles at Societe Generale and ING in Paris, London and New York.

Mo holds a master’s degree in engineering from Ecole Central, Paris, where he majored in applied mathematics. He is fluent in Arabic and French. He is Vice Chairman and member of the board of Emerging Market Traders Association (EMTA) and a member of Arab Bankers in North America (ABANA).