{"id":116893,"date":"2026-05-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/?p=116893"},"modified":"2026-05-11T03:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T03:01:59","slug":"standard-chartered-taps-michelle-swanepoel-for-mea-financing-and-securities-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/05\/11\/standard-chartered-taps-michelle-swanepoel-for-mea-financing-and-securities-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Standard Chartered taps Michelle Swanepoel for MEA financing and securities role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Standard <\/strong><strong>Chartered is handing Michelle Swanepoel (<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michelle-swanepoel-3795a916\/?originalSubdomain=za\" style=\"\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong><strong>) a bigger <\/strong><strong>regional mandate<\/strong>, 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 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/business\/banking-and-insurance\/standard-chartered-appoints-michelle-swanepoel-as-head-of-fss-middle-east-and-africa-jecli256\" style=\"\">press release<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Her background: <\/strong>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. 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