Standard Chartered has named Manus Costello as its permanent Group Chief Financial Officer, promoting the bank's head of investor relations to succeed Diego De Giorgi. Costello has been appointed interim Group CFO with immediate effect and will take up the permanent role, and a seat on the Board as an executive director, subject to regulatory approval, the bank said on 18 May 2026.
He will be based in London and report to Group Chief Executive Bill Winters.
COSTELLO STEPS UP FROM INVESTOR RELATIONS
Costello joined Standard Chartered in 2024 as global head of investor relations, after a career in equity research that included roles at AllianceBernstein, Autonomous and Merrill Lynch.
Group Chief Executive Bill Winters said Costello “has made a significant contribution to the Group's strategic positioning” since joining in 2024.
SUCCESSION FROM DE GIORGI DEPARTURE
Costello succeeds Diego De Giorgi, who resigned in February 2026 to join Apollo Global Management as head of the alternative asset manager's EMEA business.
Following De Giorgi's departure, Peter Burrill had served as interim CFO from 10 February 2026.
The appointment comes ahead of the bank's investor day in Hong Kong. In the same announcement, Standard Chartered named Tanuj Kapilashrami, its chief strategy and talent officer, as Group Chief Operating Officer.
The bank announced the appointment in a statement on 18 May 2026.
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