CEO of Standard Life Bank departs

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Anne Gunther, chief executive at Standard Life Bank, has stepped down after almost seven years heading up the insurance firm's lending division.

The firm revealed Gunther will leave the bank at the end of February. In addition to heading up Standard Life Bank, Gunther was also chief executive of Standard Life Healthcare and managing director of UKFS Customer Relationship Development. A spokesperson for the bank explains: "Gunther is leaving the business to spend more time on her other responsibilities and interests outside Standard Life." "Over the last 18 months, she has led work to integrate our banking and healthcare operations into our UK financial services business, and develop our direct to customer proposition in customer...

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