Standard Chartered has appointed Woody Chan as head of financial markets for Hong Kong. He was previously with China Citic Bank International where he was treasurer and head of treasury and markets. 

 

He reports to May Tan, chief executive officer for Hong Kong as well as Gene Kim, regional head of financial markets for Greater China and Northeast Asia. Chan will be managing the financial markets business in Hong Kong including FX, equities, commodities, rates and credit and capital markets. 

 

He succeeded John Tan, who assumed the role of chief executive officer for Taiwan on April 1 2014.

 

Chan brings to Standard Chartered 30 years of experience in treasury business. He is a director of Hong Kong’s Treasury Market Association and also chairman of its professional membership committee.

 

He started his career with HSBC where he spent nearly 20 years primarily in the treasury business before continuing with Dah Sing Bank as general manager and treasurer.