Cofounder, Standard Chartered
Search every verified James Wilson interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a 2022 video for Standard Chartered's early careers website, James Wilson, a cofounder of the bank, described his role in client coverage. He stated that the department works to "deepen and nurture the relationships that we have for our clients" across sectors including airlines, telecommunications, and financial institutions. Wilson explained that client coverage ensures clients are aware of the bank's financial products and services, and approaches them based on what might be relevant. He gave examples of advising an automotive company on raising money for electric vehicle development and a manufacturing company on managing exposure to rising energy prices. Wilson noted that Standard Chartered focuses on emerging markets in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, and said his work is in mergers and acquisitions, which involves "a lot of number crunching" to value companies and assess the benefits of a combination. He described the role as suitable for analytical people who enjoy longer-term projects, and said the bank's emphasis on sustainability and diversity, along with its "unique footprint," makes it "a really special place to work."
“Client coverage is an area of the bank that seeks to deepen and nurture the relationships that we have for our clients, which come from a variety of sectors including the airline sector, telecommunications sector, financial institutions and many more.”
“The bank has a toolkit of financial products and services they can offer and it's the job of client coverage to make sure clients are aware of these products and services and to also approach them based on the ones we feel might be relevant to them.”
“A couple of examples of this are advising how an automotive company can raise money to effectively develop the electric vehicle offering that it has.”
“Perhaps it could be advising a manufacturing company on how to manage their exposure to rising energy prices.”
“At Standard Chartered it's quite different compared to other banks you may have seen or heard about — we largely focus on emerging markets, so this can range from Asia, Africa or the Middle East, and it's our role here in client coverage to open these markets up for our clients and to offer them an opportunity to explo...”
“I work in a relatively niche area of client coverage called mergers and acquisitions, so as part of this team we look to advise companies on buying and selling one another — naturally this involves a lot of number crunching as we seek to value the companies but also the benefit that the companies might receive as a res...”
“If you're an analytical person and you enjoy working longer term projects then this is a really good place for you to start.”
“I do think that Standard Chartered is a really exciting place to work — I think that the emphasis that the bank puts on sustainability and diversity coupled with its unique footprint makes it a really special place to work.”
James talks about his time so far in Client Coverage and what it’s like being part of the team.
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