Rene W Keller will take over as Chief Information Officer (CIO), Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking (CCIB), from Bhupendra Warathe, who will hold the newly created role of Chief Technology Officer, Cloud Transformation Credit: Standard Chartered On Tuesday, 1 October, British multinational bank Standard Chartered announced the appointment of Rene W Keller as Chief Information Officer (CIO), Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking (CCIB), from 1 January 2020. Based in Singapore and reporting to Michael Gorriz, Group CIO, Keller will be responsible for the entire technology strategy, architecture and delivery value chain that will deliver outcomes for the CCIB business. A seasoned leader in technology with a strong focus on delivery, Keller enjoyed a three-year stint as Group Data Officer and Group Head of Innovation at Deutsche Bank, and before that, its Global CIO for Private, Wealth & Commercial Clients. His CV also includes spells as Group CIO of Deutsche Börse (Germany’s international exchange), Chief Operating Officer at Information Mosaic (a fintech focused on corporate actions and post trade securities processing), and Head of IT for Swiss Life, Switzerland’s largest life insurance company. Keller is replacing Bhupendra Warathe, who will be taking on a newly created role of Chief Technology Officer, Cloud Transformation. With cloud being one of the key pillars of Standard Chartered’s technology strategy to enable its businesses to be more scalable and efficient, Warathe’s background in the Technology & Innovation (T&I) function and strong relationships across the organisation positions him in this role to harness the power of cloud and drive adoption in the bank. Since joining Standard Chartered in 2006, Warathe has held various leadership roles including Global Head of Countries and Operations, Information Technology and Operations, as well as Global Head of Product Engineering for Banking Products and Global Head of Technology and Operations for Cash and Trade. Prior to Standard Chartered, Warathe spent over eight years at Deutsche Bank, where he held the post of Global Head of Trade Finance, GTO. He will continue to report to Michael Gorriz, and continue to oversee CCIB T&I until January 2020 to ensure a smooth handover of responsibilities. Related content BrandPost Are tech layoffs inevitable, or can your company avoid them? Despite tech industry layoffs, one ITSM company remains committed to growth and expansion of internal teams. The company’s successful endeavor is largely credited to one difference between TOPdesk and other tech organizations. By TOPdesk Mar 30, 2023 6 mins IT Leadership Analysis CIOs must evolve to stave off existential threat to their role With LOB leaders learning tech faster than CIOs gain business-savvy, IT leaders must strengthen advisory skills, build relationships, and embrace strategic transformation before losing out to business counterparts. By Yashvendra Singh Mar 30, 2023 10 mins Roles Opinion 5 ways AI will transform CRM Recent announcements by Microsoft and Salesforce on how they’re ramping up integration of AI tools into their software offerings mark the start of a revolution in the CRM marketplace. By Martin De Saulles Mar 30, 2023 4 mins Channel Sales CRM Systems Artificial Intelligence Interview From CIO to CX SVP, Cisco’s Jacqueline Guichelaar takes a road less travelled By David Binning Mar 29, 2023 7 mins Careers IT Leadership Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe