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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 platform strategy. His extensive career includes pivotal roles at Citi, such as Global CIO for Citi Wealth and CIO for Consumer Banking in Asia and Europe, where he led significant technological transformations. He holds a degree from Golden Gate University.

There is no publicly available information regarding Sergios personal life, hobbies, or interests outside of his professional sphere. His focus appears to be centered on global finance, technology, and innovation within the banking sector.

He has unique global experience leading technology across multiple continents, including Asia, Europe, and Latin America, and has managed complex executions like market divestitures for a major global bank.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
CIO - Wealth, Retail and Business Banking
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Singapore
Personality Overview

How Sergio shows up

Example Driven
Good Listener
Fair-minded

Unlike D or C types, they are calm as well as friendly and can give the impression of being more receptive than they actually are. Scenarios where both sides can come out as winners appeal to them greatly. They are more likely to opt for solutions that are proven in the market.

Priorities

Topics Sergio cares about

Wealth Tech Transformation
His career focus is on driving technological change in wealth management, holding senior tech and platform roles at Standard Chartered and Citi Global Wealth.
Global Banking Platforms
Currently Global Head of Platforms at Standard Chartered, with a history of managing consumer banking technology across Asia and Europe for Citi.
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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
10-2021 - 11-2023
CIO - Consumer Banking - Asia and Europe
Citi
2-2021 - 10-2021
Head of Wealth and Retail Bank Tech
Citi
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Education
1998 - 2000
Bachelor's Degree
Golden Gate University
Certificate
University of California, Berkeley
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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