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Standard Chartered promotes Ying Ying Tan to global securities services, digital assets head

Reported by Asiaasset
Oct 15, 2026· 2 min read
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Key Takeaways
  • • Standard Chartered has promoted Singapore-based Ying Ying Tan to global head of securities services and global head of digital assets, effective immediately, according to a bank statement dated October 15.
  • • Tan succeeds Margaret Harwood-Jones in securities services, who was appointed the bank's chief executive for the UK and Europe.
  • • Tan will oversee custody, fund services, clearing and securities infrastructure, and lead the bank's digital assets strategy across tokenisation, trading, financing and partnerships.
  • • Tan will continue to report to Ole Matthiessen, global head of transaction services and digital assets.
  • • Tan has more than two decades of securities industry experience, including more than 15 years at Deutsche Bank and joining Standard Chartered in August 2017.
Summary
Standard Chartered has promoted Singapore-based Ying Ying Tan to global head of securities services and global head of digital assets, effective immediately, the bank said in a statement on October 15. The move follows the appointment of Margaret Harwood-Jones as the bank's chief executive for the UK and Europe, with Tan taking over her securities services responsibilities.

In her expanded remit, Tan will oversee the bank's global securities services business, which includes custody, fund services, clearing and securities infrastructure. She will also lead Standard Chartered's digital assets strategy across tokenisation, trading, financing and partnerships. She will continue to report to Ole Matthiessen, the bank's global head of transaction services and digital assets.

Tan joined Standard Chartered in August 2017 as head of securities services for ASEAN and South Asia. Before her latest promotion, she served as global head of securities services product management and chief operating officer of the business. Prior to joining the bank, she spent more than 15 years at Deutsche Bank, where she held roles including managing director, global head of securities services product management and regional head of securities services for Asia Pacific. She has more than two decades of experience in the securities industry.

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Asiaasset Standard Chartered promotes Ying Ying Tan to global securities services, digital assets head