StanChart Kenya Limited has announced the resignation of Mr Ian Bryden as a non-executive director of the Bank.

Ian, who is also the Bank’s regional Chief Risk Officer, Africa and the Middle East, has left this board position due to business exigencies, to concentrate on this assignment.

Ian Bryden is the Regional Chief Risk Officer for Africa & Middle East based in Dubai. He has also been a Non-Executive Director on the boards of Standard Chartered Bank Angola and Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Limited.

Ian was previously the Chief Risk Officer, South Asia and the Country Chief Risk Officer, India, based in Mumbai.

Prior to February 2013, he was the Regional Credit Officer for South Asia overseeing the credit risk of the Wholesale Bank portfolios for India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.

Based variously in London, Dubai, Hong Kong and Mumbai, Ian has been with Standard Chartered for 24 years in a combination of business and Risk roles.

He joined Stanchart Bank as a Corporate Banking Relationship Manager and had a number of roles in the business before moving to Risk.

Before joining Standard Chartered, Ian worked at Chase Manhattan Bank and Bear Stearns in various Corporate and Investment Banking roles.

He also served in the British Army for five years after leaving Oxford University where he studied Law.