Alvaro Garrido

Alvaro Garrido was appointed Group CIO on 1 October 2026, having joined the Group in May 2022. Alvaro was appointed to the Board of Mox Bank Limited as a Non-Executive Director on 1 September 2025.

With an extensive career in executive roles across Technology and Operations, including Group Head of T&O (interim), COO T&O, Group CIO, CTO, and CSO, Alvaro has led Group-wide initiatives spanning technology, operations, cyber and information security, data, and resilience. He plays a key role in advancing the Bank’s multi-year transformation agenda, driving technology modernisation, operational efficiency, and risk and control uplift.

Alvaro has over 25 years of international experience across technology, cyber security, operations, and large-scale transformation in global financial institutions and multinational organisations. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, he served as Group Chief Security Officer and Group CISO at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), where he led information and cyber security, fraud prevention, and physical security globally. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership roles at Nordea as Group Chief Information Officer, at British American Tobacco as Global Head of Technology Services, at Roche Pharmaceuticals as Global Head of Engineering, and at Sun Microsystems. His career spans leadership roles across Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. Alvaro brings deep expertise in building resilient, secure, and scalable technology and operations platforms, with a strong track record in cyber security, data, and enterprise-wide change. His experience across regulated financial services and complex multinational environments provides valuable perspective on governance, risk management, and digital transformation. Alvaro completed the International Management Program at the MIT Sloan School of Management and holds a Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.