Michael is responsible for Standard Chartered’s trade finance business with European and American headquartered companies as well as the business across sales, product, service and implementation in Europe and the Americas. 

He joined Standard Chartered Bank in 1995 and has worked in Hong Kong, London and Singapore.  Michael’s experience spans both wholesale and retail clients as well as investor relations. His wholesale experience has included corporate relationship management in both global and commercial banking segments, cash management and trade finance sales as well as heading product management for Asia for transaction banking across cash management, trade finance, securities services and clearing. His retail experience covers business planning and strategy for the CEO of the consumer bank, customer segmentation and branding, and customer experience management.

Most recently Michael was the Head of Trade, Product Management, Transaction Banking. He was responsible for the P&L and delivery of the Bank’s trade finance capabilities globally in documentary trade, receivables finance, supply chain finance, and distribution to all of the Bank’s clients across Commercial, Corporate & Institutional banking. 

Michael is a member of the BAFT Global Trade Industry Council, the ICC Banking Commission Advisory Board and World Trade Board. Michael co-chairs the ICC working group on the digitisation of trade finance.