Sanjay was appointed CEO for Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania Limited, one of the country’s largest private sector banks, in January 2016.

He joined Standard Chartered Bank in 1999 and has held various key positions with the bank which include Interim Head – Global Finance Shared Services (FSSC), Head of Finance Operations & Change Management – Africa, Executive Director Finance for Ghana and Area, CFO (Ghana, Gambia, Sierra Leone and Cote de Ivoire), Executive Director Finance for SCB Tanzania and Regional Finance Manager for Africa based out of London, UK.

Sanjay’s professional credentials and qualifications include being a Chartered Accountant, an ACCA member, MBA in Finance, a Fellow of Institute of Information Management Africa (Nigeria), Management post-graduation in HRD and a Bachelor of Commerce.

In addition to his role Sanjay also holds important governance representations key amongst them include being Chairman of CEO Round Table Tanzania, Vice Chairperson for Tanzania Bankers Association, Executive Member of Tanzania National Business Council, Trustees of

UDOM Endowment Fund, Non-Executive Director Association of Tanzanian Employers and Chair of the Professional Accountants in Business Committee (PAIBC) for International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).

His past engagements include being founder member of FSSC forum in Kenya, Non-executive Director Standard Chartered Bank Uganda, past Chairman of Ghana Business Coalition against HIV & AIDS (GBCA) and past President of Lincoln Community School (American International School in Ghana).

He is a Tanzanian national. Sanjay is married and has two children (a son and a daughter). His personal hobbies include photography, reading, travelling, following sports (particularly football, tennis and cricket) and community services.