Standard Chartered has formed a new renminbi solutions team, which will assist clients about the opportunities that come from the internationalisation of the Chinese currency.
The team features Carmen Ling, global head of origination and client coverage; Caroline Owen, regional head of Americas; Alexandra Gropp, regional head of Europe; and Lisa O’Connor, director.
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Based in Hong Kong, Ling will lead the team to expand global client relationships and deliver solutions to support their growth agenda.
Ling will report to Darcy Lai, regional head of origination and client coverage for Northeast Asia.
Based in New York, Owen will report to Jeremy Bollington, head of origination and client coverage for Americas.
Prior to the new role, Owen served as the head of debt capital markets for North America region at Standard Chartered Bank.
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By GlobalDataGropp, based in London, will report to Tarek Anwar, head of origination and client coverage for Europe.
Prior to the new role, Gropp held several roles in Standard Chartered’s Capital Markets team which include the origination and execution of debt capital markets and structured finance transactions for European clients of G3 and Asian local currency transactions, including Dim Sum bond issuances.
Based in Hong Kong, O’Connor will report to Carmen.
Before joining Standard Chartered, O’Connor was the initiative director for RMB Internationalisation at SWIFT and was responsible for the company’s global RMB strategy.
Reacting to the new team, Standard Chartered head of origination & client coverage Sean Wallace said the liberalisation of the RMB represents an important change in the global financial system in generations.
"We aim to be the leader in providing insights, services and ideas in this area. I am confident that the RMB Solutions team will drive our influence through advice and bespoke solutions," Wallace said.
