Brian Palmer
Global Head of Reskilling, People Capability
Standard Chartered Bank
Brian is currently the Programme Lead for Hive Tomorrow, People Capability, for Standard
Chartered Bank. In this role, he leads the bank’s group wide reskilling and upskilling initiatives
ensuring colleagues have the training and knowledge necessary to excel in a future ready
workforce.
Over the past three years in SCB, Brian has held several strategic delivery roles in transformation
projects within HR and in Financial Crime Compliance. Before SCB, Brian was a transformation
consultant with PwC focused predominately on financial crime related projects and prior to that,
Brian spent over seven years as an Officer in the United States Marine Corps responsible for
logistics in combat environments as well as the initial training of prospective Marines.
Brian has long been a benefactor of regular reskilling and upskilling through his career changes
and finds himself privileged to join this experience with his expertise in delivering complex
transformational programmes. He is happily married with one daughter and a son due in early
November. Outside of work, he frequently exercises and is an avid Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.