MANILA, Philippines - Standard Chartered Bank has appointed Anirvan Ghosh Dastidar as the chief executive officer for the Philippines. Prior to this appointment, Anirvan was head of Standard Chartered Bank in Sri Lanka. He reports to Lim Cheng Teck, chief executive officer for ASEAN, Standard Chartered Bank. Anirvan has a career spanning over two decades in banking, having started his career with ANZ Grindlays Bank. He previously held senior positions in Standard Chartered Bank India as business head for Wealth Management, Priority Banking as well as Distribution before moving to Sri Lanka to first head the Consumer Banking business.