Standard Chartered Appoints Bongiwe Gangeni Head of CPBB for Africa, Middle East and Europe

Standard Chartered has appointed Bongiwe Gangeni as Head, Consumer, Private & Business Banking (CPBB), Africa & Middle East, and Europe (AME/E), subject to regulatory approval. Bongiwe will be based in Dubai when she joins the Bank in March 2022, the Company announced on Tuesday.

Bongiwe is joining Standard Chartered from Absa, where she spent the last 14 years, most recently as a member of the Group Executive Committee, with the dual roles of Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Retail and Business Banking, and Head of Relationship Banking.

Bongiwe’s successful career at Absa entailed roles across businesses including the SME segment, micro-enterprise finance, commercial cards, inclusive banking, private banking and wealth management. Prior to joining the banking sector, Bongiwe was a consultant with Accenture, and also practised as a pharmacist.

She holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from Wits Business School, a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science and has completed the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School.