Standard Chartered Bank, based in India, has appointed Peter Shaw as regional credit officer for Wholesale Banking and chief risk officer for the Americas.

He assumes the roles from Andrew Willans, who assumed a global role as head of credit risk review, a specialized team providing independent portfolio analysis to Wholesale Banking. Willans will continue to be based in New York, reporting to Kevin Lindsell, chief operating officer for Wholesale Banking risk management.

Shaw was most recently regional credit officer for Standard Chartered's Middle East and North African Wholesale Banking business.