Salman Sharif Executive Director, Head of Trade Sales, UAE, Standard Chartered Bank Salman Muhammad Hassan moved to United Arab Emirates in February 2017. His prime responsibility is growing the Trade business and setting the strategic direction for Trade, Transaction Banking within Corporate & Institutional Banking for the bank in UAE. As Head of Trade Sales, Salman is responsible for end-to-end management of trade sales, including revenues, costs, origination, governance, and compliance. He has been key in influencing the wider team to deliver sustainable results including sales revenue, product, and implementation by enhancing trade product knowledge for coverage relationship managers, compliance, and other key stakeholders. He has been closely involved in structuring solutions for Corporate and Institutional Banking clients & helping clients and the UAE as a country achieve long term goals. His current focus is on large transactions with emphasis on sustainability, risk distribution, supplier finance, growing exports and digitizing trade finance for the wider industry. He has represented the bank on various forums including SMART Dubai’s Banking Industry Working Group. Salman has been with Standard Chartered Bank for over 20 years, principally with Corporate and Institutional Banking, with various earlier assignments in Karachi and Doha. His last assignment was the Executive Director and Head of Transaction Banking with Standard Chartered Bank Qatar. He has overall banking experience of 25 years of diversified leadership, relationship, origination, conduct, governance, product, digitization, business management & planning roles with HSBC, ABN AMRO Bank, & Standard Chartered Bank. With specific focus on Digitization, Cash Management, Trade Finance, coupled with Consumer Banking & Wholesale Banking product experience. Salman has studied business with a Bachelor of Science, achieving High Distinction, majoring in Economics, from Pennsylvania State University. Other than being a Certified Scuba Diver, Open water distance swimmer, Water-skiing, Boogie Boarding, he is a keen sportsman. He enjoys training, coaching, and helping others achieve their potential. Salman is a Pakistani citizen and is married with 2 children.