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Sergio Varela

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CIO - Wealth, Retail and Business Banking at Standard Chartered
📍 Singapore

Sergio Varela is the CIO for Wealth, Retail, and Business Banking at Standard Chartered, leading the banks platform strategy. His career includes serving as the Global CIO for Citi Wealth, where he drove significant technology transformations, and leading consumer banking technology across Asia and Europe, including complex divestitures.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
CIO - Wealth, Retail and Business Banking
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Singapore
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Wealth Tech Transformation
Currently leads technology for Standard Chartered's wealth and retail bank, after previously driving the tech transformation for Citi Global Wealth.
Digital Client Experience
Focuses on creating seamless digital journeys for banking clients, having previously led the development of digital platforms and APIs.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
CIO - Wealth, Retail and Business Banking
Standard Chartered
8-2024
Global Head of Platforms - Wealth and Retail Bank
Standard Chartered
11-2023 - 8-2024
CIO - Citi Global Wealth
Citi
5-2022 - 12-2022
Member of The Supervisory Board
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
10-2021 - 11-2023
CIO - Consumer Banking - Asia and Europe
Citi
In the press

Media appearances

Citi global wealth executive in Singapore makes Standard Chartered switch. Featured in eFinancialCareers
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Education
1998 - 2000
Bachelor's Degree
Golden Gate University
Certificate
University of California, Berkeley
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