UK-headquartered lender Standard Chartered has appointed Peter O’Neill as its regional head of infrastructure and development finance group for the Americas region.

Based in New York, he will be responsible for driving the bank’s infrastructure and project finance business across the Americas and will report to Abbas Husain, the global head of the infrastructure and development finance group.

O’Neill joins the bank from CIBC, where he most recently served as co-head of its US project finance and infrastructure business. He brings over 20 years of experience in infrastructure and project finance, with a strong track record and deep expertise on advising complex transactions and working closely with both strategic and institutional investors. He previously held senior roles at Rubicon Capital Advisors and the Bank of Ireland.

“O’Neill’s extensive experience in infrastructure and project finance,” Husain says, “along with his strong understanding of the market, will further strengthen our capabilities in the Americas – a region where we continue to see significant opportunities to support our clients as they deliver critical infrastructure projects.”