RIYADH: Standard Chartered Bank appointed on Friday Ayesha Abbas as Head of Consumer, Private and Business Banking in the UAE. Abbas will be responsible for executing the bank’s strategy and building the business in the retail banking business across the UAE, a statement showed. She will also focus on growing the Bank’s digital offering, wealth management and affluent proposition in addition to strengthening client relationships. Abbas has over two decades of experience spanning wealth management, priority and consumer banking. She joined Standard Chartered in February 2019 serving as General Manager, Head of Priority and Premium Banking and Branch Network in the UAE, also covering Pakistan, Oman and key African markets. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Abbas spent 18 years at HSBC, the statement said.