Jacko Maree (pictured), Chief Executive Officer for the Standard Bank Group, has been named as one of the Financial Times' Top 50 emerging market business leaders.

Published in January, the interactive report was compiled by the newspaper’s team of international financial journalists to identify the top leaders in Africa, Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, for their role in shaping the strong economic performance of their respective regions.

Mr Maree’s involvement in the negotiations to establish a partnership with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and his lead on the purchase of Russian investment bank Troika Dialog had lead to him being included in the newspaper’s Top 50.

John Coyle, Managing Director of Standard Bank Isle of Man, said, "This recognition is testament to the focussed approach by the Group, lead by Jacko Maree, to become a leading emerging markets financial services organisation. 

"We are delighted with Jacko’s inclusion in the report as it further boosts our global profile and comes at a time when our Isle of Man office is receiving increased business from clients in emerging market regions."

Mr Maree is named alongside fellow South African business leaders Cyril Ramaphosa, executive chairman of the Shanduka Group; Phuthuma Nhleko, chief executive of MTN; Graham MacKay, chief executive of SAB Millar and prominent African leader Nigerian Central Bank Governor Lamido Sanusi.

The full interactive report is available online at www.ft.com