Standard Chartered taps Michelle Swanepoel for MEA financing and securities role

Standard Chartered is handing Michelle Swanepoel (LinkedIn) a bigger regional mandate, naming her head of financing and securities services for the Middle East and Africa from 1 July 2026, as veteran banker Scott Dickinson exits the group after decades with the lender, according to a press release.

Her background: Swanepoel joined the bank in 2017 as regional head of business account management for the Middle East and Africa before taking over as head of securities services for Africa in 2019. In 2024, she was appointed head of markets for South Africa. Prior to her tenure at Standard Chartered, Swanepoel worked at Standard Bank Group for 18 years.