Standard Chartered Bank, Malaysia, has appointed Abrar A. Anwar as its MD and CEO with effect from November 1, 2017. Prior to this, Anwar was working as the CEO of the bank’s branch in Bangladesh. Anwar has 26 years of experience in corporate and investment banking. He joined Standard Chartered, Bangladesh, in January 2011 where he led the corporate client coverage business until 2014. He was then made the CEO of the branch in January 2015. Anwar has an MBA degree from the Institute of Business Administration, Dhaka University.