Bill Winters, Finance, Debrett's 500 2016, People of Influence

Bill Winters

CEO, Standard Chartered

Until taking the top job at Standard Chartered in 2015, American banker Bill Winter had been regarded as a perpetual bank CEO candidate since his departure from JPMorgan in 2009, where he was co-head of its investment bank. He saw JPMorgan double its investment banking profits and was well regarded by colleagues, with his successor describing the task of following him as ‘not hard: it’s impossible’. In 2011 Winters founded hedge fund Renshaw Bay, and since his arrival at Standard Chartered he has set about implementing reforms, including cutting costs, halving its dividend and reducing risks imposed by new customers. Born in Connecticut, Winters studied at Colgate University and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, and has dual US and UK citizenship.