Directorate Change

Standard Chartered PLC
01 May 2007





FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



                Standard Chartered PLC appoints Deputy Chairman
                           and Non-Executive Director





John Peace and Sunil Bharti Mittal have been appointed as independent
Non-Executive Directors of Standard Chartered PLC with effect from 1 August
2007.



John Peace will become Deputy Chairman and also the Senior Independent Director
from the date of his appointment.



Mr Peace, 58, is Chairman of Experian Group Limited, a FTSE100 company, and
Burberry Group plc. His successful career has covered the retail, information
technology and financial sectors. Mr Peace was formerly Chief Executive of GUS
plc, where his restructuring strategy more than trebled the group's market
capitalisation in six years.



Mr Mittal, 49, is the Founder, Chairman and Group Chief Executive of Bharti
Enterprises, the controlling shareholder of Bharti Airtel Ltd, a US$35 billion
company and one of India's top five companies.  Besides controlling and running
Bharti Airtel, India's leading private integrated telecom company, Bharti
Enterprises is also engaged in several other businesses.



Rudy Markham will step down as Senior Independent Director with effect from 1
August 2007.



Mervyn Davies, Chairman of Standard Chartered, said:



'The appointments of John Peace and Sunil Mittal strengthen our governance and
add great depth and diversity to our Board.



'John has an outstanding record as a strategic business thinker and for
increasing shareholder value.



'Sunil is one of India's most successful and highly respected entrepreneurs and
I am very pleased that we have additional Board representation from such an
important market.



'I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Rudy Markham for his
support during his time as the Senior Independent Director.  I am delighted that
Rudy will be continuing as Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee, which plays
such a critical role in the governance of the company.'



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Biographies



John Peace
July 2006 to date: Chairman, Experian Group Limited
June 2002 to date: Chairman, Burberry Group plc



John joined GUS in 1970 and held several senior IT management positions before
co-founding CCN in 1980, a company formed by GUS to market information services
to retailers and other lending organisations. As one of Europe's largest
information services companies, it was combined with a number of other US and
European businesses to form Experian in 1996, with John as Chief Executive. He
was appointed to the GUS main board the following year and became Chief
Executive of GUS in January 2000.



During his six-year tenure, John was responsible for a strategy to maximise
shareholder value, which included the demerger of Burberry, a business with a
market value of £3.0 billion, and separate flotations of Home Retail Group
(encompassing Argos and Homebase) and Experian, a group with sales of more than
US$3.1 billion.  The market capitalisation of GUS more than trebled over this
period and it was one of the best performing stocks in the FTSE100.





Sunil Mittal

Founder, Chairman and Group Chief Executive of Bharti Enterprises, headquartered
in New Delhi, India.



Bharti Enterprises is one of the top five companies in India, and is the
controlling shareholder of Bharti Airtel Ltd, which has a market capitalisation
of more than US$35 billion and employs more than 30,000 people.  Bharti Airtel
is India's leading private integrated telecom company.  It has been at the
forefront of the telecom revolution and has transformed the telecom sector with
its world-class services built on leading edge technologies.



Other businesses in the group are: manufacturing and marketing of communication
and media devices; a life insurance joint venture with AXA; and FieldFresh
Foods, engaged in the agri sector.



Sunil founded Bharti in 1976 at the age of 18 after graduating from Punjab
University.  He holds one of the highest civilian awards in India - Padma
Bhushan, and a Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) degree from the G B Pant
University.



Standard Chartered - leading the way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East



Standard Chartered PLC is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and the Hong
Kong Stock Exchange and is consistently ranked in the top 25 among FTSE-100
companies by market capitalisation.



Standard Chartered has a history of over 150 years in banking and operates in
many of the world's fastest-growing markets with an extensive global network of
over 1,400 branches (including subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures) in
over 50 countries in the Asia Pacific Region, South Asia, the Middle East,
Africa, the United Kingdom and the Americas.



As one of the world's most international banks, Standard Chartered employs
almost 60,000 people, representing over 100 nationalities, worldwide. This
diversity lies at the heart of the Bank's values and supports the Bank's growth
as the world increasingly becomes one market.



With strong organic growth supported by strategic alliances and acquisitions and
driven by its strengths in the balance and diversity of its business, products,
geography and people, Standard Chartered is well positioned in the emerging
trade corridors of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.



Standard Chartered derives over 90 per cent of profits from Asia, Africa and the
Middle East. Serving both Consumer and Wholesale Banking customers worldwide,
the Bank combines deep local knowledge with global capability to offer a wide
range of innovative products and services as well as award-winning solutions.



Trusted across its network for its standard of governance and corporate
responsibility, Standard Chartered takes a long term view of the consequences of
its actions to ensure that the Bank builds a sustainable business through social
inclusion, environmental protection and good governance.



Standard Chartered is also committed to all its stakeholders by living its
values in its approach towards managing its people, exceeding expectations of
its customers, making a difference in communities and working with regulators.



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