David Hodnett
Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at Standard Bank Group
📍 City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
David Hodnett is the newly appointed CEO of The Standard Bank of South Africa, leveraging over 30 years of leadership experience. His career includes roles as Group Chief Risk Officer at Standard Bank and Deputy CEO at Absa Group. He is a Chartered Accountant with an MBA from Manchester Business School.
He strategically shifted his career through risk management, recognizing that risk and finance were becoming deeply interconnected, which positioned him for top leadership roles.
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9 Years
Current Role
Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
Job Level
Leadership
Location
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Priorities
Topics David cares about
Financial Risk Management
Served as Group Chief Risk Officer for Standard Bank and deliberately built his career through risk management, viewing it as critical to executive leadership in banking.
Banking Leadership
With over 30 years of experience, including roles as Deputy CEO at Absa and now CEO of Standard Bank SA, he has a deep focus on executive strategy.
Career
Work history
5-2019
Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
Standard Bank Group
7-2016
CEO South Africa
Barclays Africa
Group Financial Director
Absa
In the press
Media appearances
David Hodnett – Standard Bank Group Leadership Profile. Featured in Standard Bank Group (official website)
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Standard Bank announces internal leadership appointments. Featured in Standard Bank Group – Press Release
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