Monday, August 22, 2011
HSBC has hired Simonas Eimatis from Griffin Capital Management to run its emerging markets debt syndicate desk, EMEA. Eimatis is no stranger to HSBC, having worked there between August 2009 and May 2010 as an associate director in the CEEMEA emerging markets debt origination business. Eimatis will replace Fadi Attia who left HSBC in May 2011 to go to Barclays Capital in New York. Before Griffin Capital and HSBC, Eimatis worked at UBS, JP Morgan and Santander.
Friday, July 22, 2011
HSBC North America has appointed Arjan Van Den Berkmortel as EVP and regional president of commercial banking for the West Coast region and the State of Texas to be based in Los Angeles.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
HSBC announced the appointment of Richard Jablonowski as managing director and head of investment counsellors to its private banking division. Based in London, he will report to Daniel Ellis, managing director and head of the investment group at HSBC private bank. Jablonowski joins from Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management where he spent 11 years, most recently as business director for the discretionary investment business across EMEA.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
HSBC announced that it was moving its group chief executive Michael Geoghegan to Hong Kong to lead its focus on emerging markets, effective from February 1, 2010.
HSBC and its group chairman will remain in Britain. -The West Australian (Perth)
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
HSBC Holdings appointed Amita Jhangiani as global head of guarantees, trade and supply chain. Ms. Jhangiani will be responsible for driving HSBC’s trade and supply chain guarantees proposition globally, leading a team of specialists to develop key trade and supply chain product strategies. She joins from Citigroup, where she was a managing director overseeing trade services and finance across 17 Asia-Pacific territories, serving global multinational companies, Asian corporates, SMEs and financial institutions. -South China Morning Post
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
HSBC has appointed Iain Mackay as its new CFO for Asia Pacific operations, effective September 1, 2009. He succeeds Edgar Ancona, who will take up Mr Mackay’s position as CFO of HSBC’s North American operations. Both these appointments are subject to remaining internal approvals. Mr Mackay joined HSBC in July 2007 as senior executive vice president and CFO for North America, with responsibility for all aspects of financial management in the US and Canada. Mr Ancona was appointed to the role of CFO of HSBC Asia Pacific in 2006. Prior to coming to Hong Kong, he was senior vice president and treasurer of HSBC Finance in the US. -Datamonitor NewsWire
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
HSBC Holdings has appointed Andrew Keen as head of metals and mining equity research for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Keen was previously a metals and mining analyst at Sanford C Bernstein, based in London. Keen will report to David May, head of equity research for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at HSBC.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
HSBC Holdings has appointed two new senior management personnel, Lawrence Yong and Khuresh Faizullabhoy, to lead its businesses in Singapore and Malaysia. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Yong has been appointed as director of trade and supply chain for HSBC Malaysia. In this role, he will be responsible for driving HSBC’s trade and supply chain business strategy in Malaysia, leading a team of specialists to deliver integrated trade and supply chain solutions tailored to a range of companies, including multinational corporations, mid-market enterprises, small businesses and financial institutions. Prior to joining HSBC, Mr. Yong’s last position was head of transaction banking division at another international bank in Malaysia. Mr. Faizullabhoy has been appointed as head of trade and supply chain in Singapore. He has held a variety of leadership roles in HSBC in both transaction banking and corporate banking in a career spanning 23 years across India, Singapore and most recently in Indonesia where he was head of commercial banking, managing the middle market, large domestic and international corporate client relationships. He will also oversee the structured trade finance business for southeast Asia. -Datamonitor NewsWire
Friday, June 19, 2009
HSBC Holdings has unveiled Orkney-born John Rendall as its new chief executive for Scotland. Mr. Rendall, 45, who has been with HSBC for 22 years, has moved back to Scotland to take up the post, which has been created to accelerate the growth of the business and increase the visibility of the HSBC brand north of the border. He will be based at HSBC’s Scottish headquarters, in Edinburgh, overseeing all aspects of the bank’s operations north of the border. Prior to his move to Scotland, he spent two years as chief operating officer for HSBC in Mexico, and held the post of chief operating officer for commercial banking in the UK between 2004 and 2007. -Aberdeen Press and Journal
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
HSBC Holdings has named Stuart Davis to India to head the group’s operations in that country. He is currently working as chief executive of HSBC Australia.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
HSBC Holdings announced at its AGM held on May 22, 2009, it is to cut the dividend for 2008, by 15% in sterling terms. Nevertheless, the dividends paid in respect of 2008 still totalled £4.6 billion.
The company also said that the board was further strengthened with the appointment of Marvin Cheung, Rachel Lomax and John Thornton, who bring a wealth of international business and financial experience to the board.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
HSBC Holdings announced that Conrado Engel, currently the company’s regional director of personal financial services for Asia Pacific, will return to Brazil to become CEO and president of HSBC Bank Brazil, effective June 1, 2009. Louisa Cheang, currently head of personal financial services for Hong Kong, will succeed Mr. Engel as regional director of personal financial services for Asia Pacific, effective June 1, 2009.
Francesca McDonagh, head of personal financial services for Panama since January 2007, will take up the appointment of head of personal financial services for Hong Kong, effective July 1, 2009.
Simon Johnson, senior executive of global commercial banking, has been appointed as the regional head of commercial banking for the Middle East. He will take the role by July 5, 2009.
Shaun Wallis, CEO and president of HSBC Bank Brazil, has been appointed to a newly expanded role of global head of business management, commercial banking with effect from June 22, 2009. He will relocate to Hong Kong for the role.-Datamonitor NewsWire
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
HSBC Bank USA announced that, effective immediately, it has appointed Andy Ireland executive vice president and regional president for upstate retail banking. He succeeds Paulette Crooke, who recently accepted an international assignment within the bank.
In his new role and for his ongoing responsibilities as head of premier banking for HSBC Bank nationwide, he will continue to report directly to Kevin Martin, executive vice president, personal financial services. Ireland, 43, also continues in his current role as managing director for HSBC Securities (USA), where he heads the wealth management business, reporting to William Wong, chief executive officer of HSBC Securities. Ireland joined HSBC in 2006 to lead the joint efforts of the brokerage, premier banking and insurance businesses.-Business Wire
Monday, March 9, 2009
HSBC Holdings announced that chief executive of Dyfrig John is to retire at the end of this month after 38 years with the bank. Clynderwen-born Mr. John, who began his career with what was then the Midland Bank, will also stand down as the global bank’s deputy chairman in June-but will continue as a non-executive director. His chief executive role covered the UK and Europe and the Middle East.
Paul Thurston, group managing director, UK banking, will become chief executive on April 1, 2009, subject to regulatory approval. He will retain responsibility for UK personal and commercial banking. He also becomes chairman of the European management committee. Mr. Thurston has been a director of HSBC since June 2008 and a group managing director of HSBC Holdings since last April.
HSBC Holdings also announced the appointment of Matthew Cannon as managing director, treasurer and head of global markets, Korea. Mr. Cannon is responsible for managing foreign exchange and money markets, fixed income and derivative trading, and sales.-South China Morning Post
Friday, March 6, 2009
HSBC Holdings has appointed Matthew Deakin as chief executive officer of HSBC Korea. He replaces Simon Cooper who has been named to head HSBC’s Middle East operation. Cooper, as he completes his three year term in HSBC Korea, will move on to the Middle East, overseeing the bank’s 44 branches throughout the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan and the Palestinian Autonomous Area.-The Korea Herald
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
HSBC Holdings announced that it has named William Nowicki as executive vice president and head of trade and supply chain for North America. He is to be based in New York City and would report to Christopher Davies, senior executive vice president and head of commercial banking for HSBC.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
HSBC Holdings named Iain Taylor head of global payments and cash management, HSBC Singapore. Mr. Tan was previously managing director of corporate finance South-east Asia at Macquarie. He has investment banking experience ranging from derivatives to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and has held senior positions with major financial institutions in New York, Hong Kong and Singapore. At HSBC, Mr. Taylor has previously held senior appointments in Indonesia, South Korea and New Zealand. Most recently, he was HSBC’s regional head of market development, global payments and cash management, Asia-Pacific.-The Business Times Singapore
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
HSBC Holdings named Iain Taylor head of global payments and cash management, HSBC Singapore. At HSBC, Mr. Taylor has previously held senior appointments in Indonesia, South Korea and New Zealand. Most recently, he was HSBC’s regional head of market development, global payments and cash management, Asia-Pacific.-The Business Times Singapore
Friday, November 21, 2008
HSBC France announced that Charles-Henri Filippi who, after overseeing the successful integration and re-branding of HSBC’s operations in France, is leaving HSBC to establish Alfina. He is also joining CVC Capital Partners as senior advisor for France.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
HSBC Holdings is integrating its technology and operations staff under a newly created position-chief technology and services officer. Ken Harvey, chief information officer since 1997, was appointed to the new post, which combines the chief operating officer and CIO duties. Harvey joined the bank in 1989 as AVP of Canadian operations and in 1993 became global head of development and international operations. David Hodgkinson, COO since June 2006 and a 39-year veteran of HSBC, is leaving the bank in December.-Securities Industry News
Monday, September 29, 2008
Ken Harvey has been appointed to the newly created position of chief technology and services officer of the HSBC Holdings with effect from 1 October 2008. Reporting to group chief executive, Michael Geoghegan, the new position combines the roles of chief information officer and group chief operating officer.
David Hodgkinson (57), currently chief operating officer, HSBC Holdings will retire from the Group on 31 December 2008 after 39 years distinguished international service. Ken (47), currently chief information officer, joined HSBC in 1989 and has over 25 years’ technology and operations experience. He becomes a group managing director and joins the group management board, with effect from 1 October 2008.-London Stock Exchange
Monday, July 28, 2008
HSBC has appointed Rafi Ahmed and Anand Krishnamurthy as the co-heads of its global markets business in the Middle East and North Africa.
In a related move, Rajiv Shukla has been appointed as the new head of debt capital markets business in MENA. Mr. Ahmed joined HSBC from JPMorgan in London in 2002. He has led the substantial growth of HSBC’s business in the areas of client coverage and derivative sales capabilities since his return to the region in 2006.
Mr. Krishnamurthy has been with HSBC since 1992, most recently as the co-head of global markets for India. Together the two will be responsible for the treasury, foreign exchange, derivatives, debt and equity capital markets, research, and leveraged and acquisition finance.-Datamonitor NewsWire
Friday, June 27, 2008
HSBC Holdings has named John Verre as its new head of securities services in Singapore, effective July 1, 2008. In his new role, Mr. Verre will be responsible for the development and ongoing service standards of the securities services business in Singapore, as well as represent HSBC and its clients on relevant industry bodies and with regulators in the country.
Most recently, he served as the chief commercial officer for ABN Amro Mellon. Mr. Verre takes over the position from Arjun Bambawale, who will move into a newly created role of regional head of sub-custody and clearing for HSBC securities services in Europe.-Datamonitor NewsWire
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
HSBC Holdings announced that Simon Cooper, president and CEO of HSBC Korea, has been promoted to group general manager. Cooper will continue to serve as CEO of the bank’s Korean unit. HSBC appointed 14 new group general managers, as the size of the bank has grown to 330,000 employees in early 2008 from 250,000 three years ago. Among the 14 new group general mangers, five of them including Cooper are from the Asia Pacific region. This reflects the growth of HSBC in the region.-The Korea Herald
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
HSBC has promoted the head of its retail bank, Graham Heunis, to head of personal financial services in Australia. Mr. Heunis will be responsible for HSBC’s retail bank as well as its consumer finance and cards operations in Australia. He replaces Alan Richards, who has been posted to Malta as chief executive officer of HSBC Malta, the country’s largest listed entity.-AAP Newsfeed
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
HSBC Holdings announced that Paul Thurston, the chief executive of its Mexican operations, will take over the role of managing director for UK banking in May, as part of a series of new international appointments.
Dyfrig John, currently responsible for HSBC’s UK operations, will continue to run the bank’s European division, and will take on the additional role of HSBC deputy chairman from May.
In other management moves, Emilson Alonso, chief executive of HSBC’s Brazilian unit, has been appointed sole head of Latin America, a role that he previously shared with Thurston. Both Thurston and Alonson have also been made group managing directors of HSBC.
Friday, March 28, 2008
HSBC announced the appointment of Amit Gupta as managing director, head of global markets, Singapore. The appointment is to be effective April 1st. He will be succeeding John McGowan who will be retiring in June this year. Gupta is currently managing director, head of sales for global markets, Singapore.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Lehman Brothers Holdings hired Ashok Mittal as a managing director for investment banking in India. Mittal is responsible for coverage of large-cap companies in the natural resources and telecommunications industries as well as the public sector. He reports to Surojit Shome, head of India investment banking. He joins from HSBC Securities and Capital Markets, India, where he was managing director and co-head of investment banking. Prior to HSBC, he worked in the investment banking division at Lazard India. -Investments Dealers’ Digest
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
HSBC announced the appointment of Tom Cole and Dan Toscano as co-heads of leveraged and acquisition finance, Americas. Cole and Toscano will be responsible for all aspects of the bank’s leveraged and acquisition financing activity in the region from origination to distribution and trading. In addition, Cole will become head of U.S. financial sponsors coverage. Cole and Toscano will lead HSBC’s efforts in the Americas to extend and expand the bank’s capabilities in event driven investment grade and non-investment grade financing, including leveraged buyouts and corporate acquisition financings, refinancings, recapitalisations, restructurings and bridge financing. Both bring considerable experience to HSBC.
Most recently, Cole was group head of leveraged finance at Deutsche Bank in New York. Toscano was head of senior debt capital markets at Deutsche Bank in New York. They will report functionally to Kevin Adeson, global head of leveraged and acquisition finance at HSBC and regionally to Paul Lawrence, head of corporate, investment banking and markets, North America and to Thierry Roland, chief executive officer, HSBC Securities. Both will be based in New York and will join in January 2008. Michael McGovern, current head of leveraged and acquisition finance in the US will continue to manage the group through the end of the year and will take on a new senior role in January. -Business Wire
