David Edwards, regional general manager for Standard Chartered Bank in the Middle East and South Asia Region (excluding India), arrives in Dhaka today on a two-day visit to Bangladesh, says a press release.

During his stay, he will meet government officials, customers and officials of Standard Chartered Bank.

As regional general manager, David has executive responsibility for all facets of the bank's business in the countries across this region, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Iran, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He is a member of the bank's Executive Committee.

David joined Standard Chartered Bank in July 1999 as group head of Risk Management where he was responsible for risk across the Group, including Credit, Market, Operational and Country Risk.

Prior to joining Standard Chartered, David worked for 25 years with the NatWest Group.