Bill Winters

CEO of Standard Chartered. On 2026-05-19 at the bank's Hong Kong investment forum he stated that AI would replace "lower-value human capital" as the bank…

CEO, Standard Chartered

CEO of Standard Chartered. On 2026-05-19 at the bank's Hong Kong investment forum he stated that AI would replace "lower-value human capital" as the bank cuts more than 15% of its support staff by 2030. Walked the language back in a staff memo on 2026-05-20 ("out of context"), and issued a formal apology covered by Fortune on 2026-05-26. The restructuring plan was not modified.

First seen: 2026-05-27 · Last seen: 2026-05-27