Job Title: CFO
Company: Standard Chartered Tanzania
George Binde is the CFO and executive director of Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania, a role he assumed in January 2025.
Prior to joining Standard Chartered, George spent over six years as chief internal auditor at Barclays Bank Tanzania, having previously served in the same role at Exim Bank Tanzania from 2014 to 2018. Earlier in his banking career, he was a manager of internal audit at Barclays Bank Tanzania and a reconciliation manager at NMB Bank.
George began his career as an audit senior at Deloitte, where he worked from 2005 to 2009.
He holds a Bachelor of Corporate Finance (Hons) from the University of Dar es Salaam and an MSc in Finance from the University of Strathclyde. He is a certified public accountant (CPA) and a certified internal auditor.
Work
Jan 2025 – Present: chief financial officer and executive director, Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania
Sept 2021 – Dec 2025: board member, Institute of Internal Auditors Tanzania
Sept 2018 – Dec 2024: chief internal auditor, Barclays Bank Tanzania
Jul 2014 – Sept 2018: chief internal auditor, Exim Bank Tanzania
Dec 2010 – Jul 2014: manager, internal audit, Barclays Bank Tanzania
Sept 2009 – Nov 2010: reconciliation manager, NMB Bank
2005 – 2009: audit senior, Deloitte
Education
2009 – 2010: MSc (Finance), University of Strathclyde
2023: Certified internal auditor (CIA), Institute of Internal Auditors
2007: Certified public accountant (CPA), National Board of Accountants and Auditors Tanzania
2002 – 2005: BCom (Corporate Finance, Hons), University of Dar es Salaam
Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania
Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania is a subsidiary of Standard Chartered, a multinational banking group headquartered in the United Kingdom with a strong presence in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The bank offers a range of personal, business, and corporate banking services in Tanzania.
