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 Sponsored by G42 Understanding the impact of AI on society, environment and economy By Jane Chan Dec 03, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security 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