Brian Palmer

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.