Syed Khurrum Zaeem

Head, Trade and Transaction Banking, AME, Standard Chartered Bank

^{Syed Khurrum Zaeem is the Head of Trade and Working Capital and Transaction Banking for AME. Khurrum joined this role in October 2019 and has over 24 years of diverse banking experience, comprising various facets of wholesale banking, namely relationship management, credit portfolio management, loan origination and transaction banking in various senior roles in multinational banks including Credit Agricole, ABN AMRO and Royal Bank of Scotland. Before joining Standard Chartered Bank UAE, Khurrum was previously the Managing Director and Head of Transaction Banking for Nigeria and West Africa in Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria. He joined Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan in December 2010 to head the transaction banking team. He has an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration Karachi in Pakistan. He is interested in arts and music, and is a keen sports enthusiast. He is married to Yameeneh, has three daughters, and loves spending time with them.}