Annual Financial Report - 21

RNS Number : 4100J

HSBC Holdings PLC

30 March 2010

 



	Page
Corporate Governance Report ....................	294
Directors .........................................................	294
Secretary .......................................................	299
Adviser to the Board ....................................	299
Group Managing Directors ..........................	299
Group General Managers .............................	300
Board of Directors .........................................	302
The Board ...................................................	302
Corporate governance codes .................	308
Board committees .....................................	310
Internal control .........................................	313
Going concern basis ................................	316
Directors' interests ...................................	316
Employees ......................................................	318
Employee involvement .............................	318
Employment of disabled persons ...........	318
Remuneration policy ................................	318
Employee share plans ..............................	319
Subsidiary company share plans ...........	323
Employee compensation and benefits ...	326
Bank payroll tax .......................................	326
Corporate sustainability ...............................	326
Business sustainability ............................	327
Environmental issues ...............................	327
Community investment .............................	327
Employee engagement .............................	327
Sustainability governance ......................	328
Sustainability risk ....................................	328
Health and safety ......................................	328
Supplier payment policy .........................	328
Share capital....................................................	328
Issued share capital .................................	328
Rights and obligations attaching to shares	329
Share capital during 2009 .....................	330
Dividends, shareholders and meetings .....	331
Dividends for 2009 ...................................	331
Dividends for 2010 ...................................	332
Communication with shareholders .......	332
Notifiable interests in share capital .....	332
Dealings in HSBC Holdings shares ......	332
Annual General Meeting .........................	333

Corporate Governance Report

The statement of corporate governance practices set out on pages 294 to 351 and information incorporated by reference constitutes the Corporate Governance Report of HSBC Holdings.

Directors

S K Green, Group Chairman

Age 61. An executive Director since 1998; Group Chief Executive from 2003 to 2006. Joined HSBC in 1982. Chairman of the Nomination Committee since 26 February 2010. Chairman of HSBC Bank plc. A director of HSBC North America Holdings Inc. and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. Chairman and a director of HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) SA until 25 February 2010. Ceased to be a director of HSBC France on 16 February 2010. Chairman of The British Bankers' Association and, since 30 April 2009, a non-executive Director of BASF SE.

Mr Green is a career banker having joined The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in 1982 with responsibility for corporate planning activities. He was Group Treasurer, with responsibility for HSBC's treasury and capital markets businesses globally from 1992 to 1998, and executive Director, Corporate, Investment Banking and Markets, from 1998 to 2003, when he was appointed Group Chief Executive. He has worked in Hong Kong, New York, the Middle East and London and has extensive international experience and knowledge of the HSBC Group.

M F Geoghegan, CBE, Group Chief Executive

Age 56. An executive Director since 2004. Joined HSBC in 1973. Chairman of the Group Management Board. Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited since 1 February 2010 and chairman of HSBC Bank Canada. Deputy chairman of HSBC Bank plc. A director of HSBC Latin America Holdings (UK) Limited having ceased to be chairman on 4 December 2009. A director of HSBC North America Holdings Inc. Ceased to be chairman and a director of HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and HSBC USA Inc. on 7 May 2009. Chief Executive of HSBC Bank plc from 2004 to 2006. Responsible for all of HSBC's business throughout South America from 2000 to 2003. President of HSBC Bank Brasil S.A. - Banco Múltiplo from 1997 to 2003.

Mr Geoghegan is a career banker with over 35 years' international experience with HSBC. He has worked in the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. He established the Group's operations in Brazil in 1997 following the creation of Banco HSBC Bamerindus S.A and in 2003 he was honoured with a CBE in recognition of his contribution to British business interests in Brazil.

†S A Catz

Age 48. President of Oracle Corporation. A non-executive Director since May 2008. Managing Director of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette from 1997 to 1999. Joined Oracle in 1999 and appointed to the Board of Directors in 2001.

Ms Catz brings to the Board a background in international business leadership, having helped transform Oracle into the second biggest producer of management software and the world's leading supplier of software for information management.

V H C Cheng, GBS, OBE

Age 61. Chairman of HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited and, since 21 January 2010, of HSBC Bank (Taiwan) Limited. An executive Director since February 2008. Joined HSBC in 1978. Appointed a Group General Manager in 1995 and a Group Managing Director in 2005. A director of HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Limited. An independent non-executive director of Great Eagle Holdings Limited and, since 10 July 2009, of MTR Corporation Limited. Vice chairman of the China Banking Association. A member of the National Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference ('CPPCC') and a senior adviser to the 11th Beijing Municipal Committee of the CPPCC. Chairman and a director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited until 1 February 2010 and of HSBC Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited until 4 February 2010. A director of HSBC Bank Australia Limited and a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority until 1 February 2010. A non-executive director of Swire Pacific Limited from 2005 to 2008. Awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government in 2005.

Mr Cheng is a career banker with extensive international business experience particularly in Asia. Mr Cheng is Vice President of the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers and was chairman of the Process Review Panel for the Securities and Futures Commission and of the Standing Committee on Directorate Salaries and Conditions of Service of the Hong Kong Government. Chairman of the Council of the Chinese University of Hong Kong since 24 October 2009. Seconded to the Hong Kong Government's Central Policy Unit from 1989 to 1991 serving as an adviser to the Governor of Hong Kong.

†  M K T Cheung, GBS, OBE

Age 62. Non-executive chairman of the Airport Authority Hong Kong. A non-executive Director since 1 February 2009 and a member of the Group Audit Committee since 1 March 2010. A non-executive director of Hang Seng Bank Limited, HKR International Limited and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. A non-official member of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Non-executive chairman of the Council of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. A director of The Association of Former Council Members of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Limited. Ceased to be a non-executive director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited on 9 December 2009. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KPMG Hong Kong from 1996 to 2003. A Council Member of the Open University of Hong Kong until 19 June 2009. Awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government in 2008.

Dr Cheung brings to the Board a background in international business and financial accounting, particularly in Greater China and the wider Asian economy. He retired from KPMG Hong Kong in 2003 after more than 30 years' distinguished service with the firm. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

†  J D Coombe

Age 64. Non-executive chairman of Hogg Robinson Group plc. A non-executive Director since 2005. A member of the Group Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and, since 26 February 2010, the Group Risk Committee. A non-executive director of Home Retail Group plc. A trustee of the Royal Academy Trust. Former appointments include: executive director and Chief Financial Officer of GlaxoSmithKline plc; a non-executive director of GUS plc; a member of the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG; chairman of The Hundred Group of Finance Directors and a member of the Accounting Standards Board.

Mr Coombe brings to the Board a background in international business, financial accounting and the pharmaceutical industry. As Chief Financial Officer of GlaxoSmithKline he had responsibility for the Group's financial operations globally. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

†  J L Durán

Age 45. Chief Executive Officer of Devanlay SA since 1 July 2009. A non-executive Director since January 2008. A non-executive director of France Telecom. Senior adviser for the Boston Consulting Group during the first half of 2009. Chief Executive of Carrefour SA until December 2008. Former appointments at Carrefour SA include: chairman of its Management Board of Directors; Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, Organisation and Systems.  

Mr Durán brings to the Board a background in international finance, retail and consulting in developed and emerging markets. He joined Carrefour SA in 1991 and held a number of positions within Carrefour's businesses in Spain, southern Europe and the Americas.

†  R A Fairhead

Age 48. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Financial Times Group Limited. A non-executive Director since 2004. Chairman of the Group Audit Committee and, since 26 February 2010, the Group Risk Committee. A member of the Nomination Committee. A director of Pearson plc and chairman of Interactive Data Corporation. A non-executive director of The Economist Newspaper Limited. Former appointments include: Executive Vice President, Strategy and Group Control of Imperial Chemical Industries plc; and Finance Director of Pearson plc.

Mrs Fairhead brings to the Board a background in international industry, publishing, finance and general management. As the former Finance Director of Pearson plc she oversaw the day to day running of the finance function and was directly responsible for global financial reporting and control, tax and treasury. She has a Masters in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.

D J Flint, CBE, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director, Risk and Regulation

Age 54. Joined HSBC as an executive Director in 1995. A non-executive director of BP p.l.c. and a member of the Consultative Committee of the Large Business Advisory Board of HM Revenue & Customs and the Business Government Forum on Tax and Globalisation. Chairman of HSBC Finance Corporation and a director of HSBC North America Holdings Inc. until 7 May 2009. Co-chairman of the Counterparty Risk Management Policy Group III in 2008. Chaired the Financial Reporting Council's review of the Turnbull Guidance on Internal Control in 2004. Served on the Accounting Standards Board and the Standards Advisory Council of the International Accounting Standards Board from 2001 to 2004. A former partner in KPMG.

Mr Flint has extensive financial experience particularly in banking, multinational financial reporting, treasury and securities trading operations. In 2006 he was honoured with a CBE in recognition of his services to the finance industry. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and the Association of Corporate Treasurers and he is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

A A Flockhart, CBE

Age 58. Chairman, Personal and Commercial Banking and Insurance. An executive Director since May 2008. Joined HSBC in 1974. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2002 and a Group Managing Director in 2006. Chairman of HSBC Latin America Holdings (UK) Limited since 4 December 2009. Vice chairman and a director of HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Limited. A director of Hang Seng Bank Limited and HSBC Bank Australia Limited. A member of the Visa Asia Pacific Senior Advisory Council, Visa Inc. Chairman of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad from 2007 to 5 February 2010. Chief Executive Officer of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited from 2007 to 1 February 2010. Ceased to be a director of HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited on 28 February 2010. President and Group Managing Director Latin America and the Caribbean from 2006 to 2007. Chief Executive Officer, Mexico from 2002 to 2006. Senior Executive Vice-President, Commercial Banking, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. from 1999 to 2002. Managing Director of The Saudi British Bank from 1997 to 1999.

Mr Flockhart is a career banker, being an emerging markets specialist with over 30 years' experience with HSBC across Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. In 2007 he was honoured with a CBE in recognition of his services to British business and charitable services and institutions in Mexico.

*  W K L Fung, SBS, OBE

Age 61. Group Managing Director of Li & Fung Limited. A non-executive Director since 1998. Chairman of the Corporate Sustainability Committee. Non-executive deputy chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. A non-executive director of Integrated Distribution Services Group Limited, Convenience Retail Asia Limited and of Trinity Limited which was listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 3 November 2009. An independent non-executive director of Shui On Land Limited, VTech Holdings Limited, Singapore Airlines Limited (since 1 December 2009) and Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (since 1 February 2010). Former appointments include: non-executive director of Bank of Communications; chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce; the Hong Kong Exporters' Association; and the Hong Kong Committee for the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council. Awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government in 2008.

Mr Fung brings to the Board over 30 years' experience in running a major international conglomerate specialising in supply chain management through the borderless manufacturing of global consumer products. During his leadership the family business of Li & Fung has become one of the largest trading companies in Hong Kong with over 80 offices worldwide.

S T Gulliver

Age 50. Chairman, Europe, Middle East and Global Businesses. An executive Director since May 2008. Joined HSBC in 1980. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2000 and a Group Managing Director in 2004. Chairman of HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) SA since 25 February 2010, of HSBC Bank Middle East Limited since 15 February 2010 and of HSBC France since 1 January 2009. A director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and HSBC Bank plc. Deputy chairman and member of the Supervisory Board of HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG. Chief Executive of Global Banking and Markets. A director of HSBC North America Holdings Inc. until 7 May 2009 and of HSBC Latin America Holdings (UK) Limited until 4 December 2009. Co-Head of Global Banking and Markets from 2003 to 2006. Head of Global Markets from 2002 to 2003. Head of Treasury and Capital Markets in Asia-Pacific from 1996 to 2002.

Mr Gulliver is a career banker with over 28 years' international experience with HSBC. He has held a number of key roles in the Group's operations worldwide, including in London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur and the United Arab Emirates. Global Banking and Markets is the wholesale banking division of the Group with operations in more than 60 countries and territories.

†  J W J Hughes-Hallett,SBS

Age 60. Chairman of John Swire & Sons Limited. A non-executive Director since 2005. A member of the Nomination Committee and, since 26 February 2010, of the Group Risk Committee. A member of the Group Audit Committee until 1 March 2010. A non-executive director and former chairman of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited and Swire Pacific Limited. A non-executive director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited from 1999 to 2004. A trustee of the Dulwich Picture Gallery and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. A member of The Hong Kong Association and of the Governing Board of the Courtauld Institute of Art. Awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government in 2004.

Mr Hughes-Hallett brings to the Board a background in financial accounting and the management of a broad range of businesses in a number of international industries, including aviation, property, shipping, manufacturing and trading, in the Far East, UK, US and Australia. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

†  W S H Laidlaw

Age 54. Chief Executive Officer of Centrica plc. A non-executive Director since January 2008. A member of the Remuneration Committee. Former appointments include: Executive Vice President of Chevron Corporation; non-executive director of Hanson PLC; Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Oil plc; and President and Chief Operating Officer of Amerada Hess Corporation.

Mr Laidlaw brings to the Board significant international experience, particularly in the energy sector, having had responsibility for businesses in four continents. He has a Masters in Business Administration from INSEAD.

† J R Lomax

Age 64. Former Deputy Governor, Monetary Stability, at the Bank of England and member of the Monetary Policy Committee. A non-executive Director since December 2008. A member of the Group Audit Committee since 1 March 2009 and of the Group Risk Committee since 26 February 2010. A non‑executive director of The Scottish American Investment Company PLC and, since 31 July 2009, of Reinsurance Group of America Inc. A director of the Council of Imperial College, London since 1 June 2009 and a member of the Board of the Royal National Theatre. Former appointments include: Deputy Governor of the Bank of England from 2003

to 2008; Permanent Secretary at the UK Government Departments for Transport and Work and Pensions and at the Welsh Office from 1996 to 2003; and Vice President and Chief of Staff to the President of the World Bank from 1995 to 1996.

Ms Lomax brings to the Board business experience in both the public and private sectors and a deep knowledge of the operation of the UK government and the financial system.

†  Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, KCMG

Age 69. Chairman of Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited since 21 July 2009. A non-executive Director since 2001. Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Corporate Sustainability Committee. A non-executive director of Accenture Limited and Saudi Aramco. Chairman of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS and the Global Compact Foundation and a member of the board of the UN Global Compact. Retired as a director and chairman of Anglo American plc on 31 July 2009. Former appointments include: director and chairman of The 'Shell' Transport and Trading Company, plc; chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies; and a Governor of Nuffield Hospitals.

Sir Mark brings to the Board many years' experience of leading global organisations, having worked during his career in nine countries. He works with many non-governmental organisations to improve companies' commitment to socially responsible activities.

†  G Morgan

Age 64. Non-executive chairman of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. A non-executive Director since 2006. A member of the Remuneration Committee. A member of the Board of Trustees of The Fraser Institute and the Manning Centre for Building Democracy. A non-executive director of HSBC Bank Canada from 1996 to 2006. Former appointments include: Founding President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice chairman of EnCana Corporation; a director of Alcan Inc. and Lafarge North America, Inc.

Mr Morgan brings to the Board a background in technical, operational, financial and management positions and has led large international companies in the energy and engineering sectors. He has been recognised as Canada's most respected Chief Executive Officer in a national poll of Chief Executives. He is currently a business columnist for Canada's largest national newspaper.

†  N R N Murthy, CBE

Age 63. Chairman and Chief Mentor and former Chief Executive Officer of Infosys Technologies Limited. A non-executive Director since May 2008. A member of the Corporate Sustainability Committee and, from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting in 2010, chairman of the Committee. A non-executive director of Unilever plc and a director of the United Nations Foundation. A non-executive director of New Delhi Television Limited until 22 July 2009. A former non-executive director of DBS Group Holdings Limited and DBS Bank Limited.

Mr Murthy brings to the Board experience in information technology, corporate governance and education, particularly in India. He founded Infosys Technologies Limited in India in 1981 and was its Chief Executive Officer for 21 years. Under his leadership, Infosys established a global footprint and was listed on NASDAQ in 1999. During his career he has worked in France and India.

†  S M Robertson,senior independent non-executive Director

Age 68. Non-executive chairman of Rolls-Royce Group plc and the founder member of Simon Robertson Associates LLP. A non-executive Director since 2006 and senior independent non-executive Director since 2007. A member of the Nomination Committee. A non-executive director of Berry Bros. & Rudd Limited, The Economist Newspaper Limited and Royal Opera House Covent Garden Limited. A trustee of the Eden Project Trust and of the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund. Former appointments include: Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International; and chairman of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson.

Mr Robertson brings to the Board a background in international corporate advisory with a wealth of experience in mergers and acquisitions, merchant banking, investment banking and financial markets. During his career he has worked in France, Germany, the UK and the USA. 

† J L Thornton

Age 56. A non-executive Director since December 2008. A member of the Remuneration Committee since 24 April 2009 and, from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting in 2010, chairman of the Committee. Non-executive chairman and a director of HSBC North America Holdings Inc. since December 2008. Professor and director of the Global Leadership Programme at the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management. Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees. A non-executive director of Ford Motor Company, Intel Corporation, Inc., News Corporation, Inc. and China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited. A director of the National Committee on United States-China Relations and a Trustee of Asia Society, China Institute, The China Foreign Affairs University, the Palm Beach Civic Association and the United World College of East Africa Trust. A member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the China Securities Regulatory Commission International Advisory Committee and China Reform Forum International Advisory Committee. Former appointments include: a non-executive director of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited from 2005 until 2008; and President of the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from 1999 until 2003.

Mr Thornton brings to the Board experience that bridges developed and developing economies and the public and private sectors. He has a deep knowledge of financial services and education systems, particularly in Asia. During his 23 year career with Goldman Sachs, he played a key role in the firm's global development and was chairman of Goldman Sachs Asia.

† Sir Brian Williamson, CBE

Age 65. Chairman of Electra Private Equity plc. A non-executive Director since 2002. A member of the Nomination Committee, having served as chairman of the Committee until 26 February 2010. A director of NYSE Euronext and Climate Exchange plc. Former appointments include: chairman of London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange and Gerrard Group plc; and a non-executive director of Resolution plc, the Financial Services Authority and the Court of The Bank of Ireland.

Sir Brian brings to the Board extensive experience in money and bond markets, private equity, futures, options and commodities trading internationally. He established the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange in the 1980s and led the Exchange's development of its electronic trading platform in the mid-1990s. He is a member of the Guild of International Bankers.

* Non-executive Director

†  Independent non-executive Director

Secretary

R G Barber

Age 59. Group Company Secretary. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2006. Joined HSBC in 1980. Company Secretary of HSBC Holdings plc since 1990. Chairman of the Disclosure Committee. A member of the Listing Authority Advisory Committee of the Financial Services Authority and of the Primary Markets Group of the London Stock Exchange. Corporation Secretary of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited from 1986 to 1992 and Company Secretary of HSBC Bank plc from 1994 to 1996.

Adviser to the Board

D J Shaw

Age 63. An Adviser to the Board since 1998. Solicitor. A former partner in Norton Rose. A director of The Bank of Bermuda Limited and HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) SA. An independent non-executive director of Kowloon Development Company Limited and Shui On Land Limited.

Group Managing Directors

A Almeida

Age 53. Group Head of Human Resources. A Group Managing Director since February 2008. Joined HSBC in 1992. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2007. Global Head of Human Resources for Global Banking and Markets, Private Banking, Global Transaction Banking and HSBC Amanah from 1996 to 2007.

E Alonso

Age 54. Group Managing Director and Head of HSBC Latin America and the Caribbean. A Group Managing Director since May 2008. Joined HSBC in 1997. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2006. Chairman Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V. and HSBC México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero HSBC. Deputy Chief Executive of HSBC Investment Bank Brasil S.A. - Banco de Investimento. A director of HSBC Latin America Holdings (UK) Limited, HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A. and HSBC Bank Brasil S.A. - Banco Múltiplo. Managing Director of HSBC (Brasil) Administradora de Consorcio Ltda. and HSBC Serviços e Participaçoes Ltda. President of the Board of Directors of HSBC Bank (Panamá) S.A.

C C R Bannister

Age 51. Group Managing Director, Insurance until his retirement from the Group on 31 March 2010. A Group Managing Director since 2006. Joined HSBC in 1994. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2001. Chairman of HSBC Insurance Holdings Limited and HSBC Insurance Brokers Limited. Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Group Private Banking from 1998 to 2006. Deputy Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. from 1996 to 1997.

K M Harvey

Age 49. Group Chief Technology and Services Officer. A Group Managing Director since October 2008. Joined HSBC Finance Corporation in 1989. Group Chief Information Officer from 2004 to September 2008. President of HSBC Technology and Services (USA) Inc. from 2003 to 2004. Group Executive for HSBC Finance Corporation from 1993 to 2002. Managing Director of Data Processing, HFC Bank Limited from 1992 to 1993. Director of Banking Systems, HSBC Finance Corporation from 1990 to 1992.

A C Hungate

Age 43. Global Head of Personal Financial Services and Marketing. Joined HSBC as a Group Managing Director in 2007. Chairman of HSBC Bank A.S. and a director of HSBC Bank Egypt S.A.E. Formerly Managing Director, Asia Pacific at Reuters. Worldwide Chief Marketing Officer of Reuters between 2002 and 2005.

B P McDonagh

Age 51. Chief Executive Officer, HSBC North America Holdings Inc. A Group Managing Director since February 2008. Joined HSBC in 1979. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2005. Chairman of HSBC Finance Corporation, HSBC USA Inc. and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. A director of The Bank of Bermuda Limited and HSBC Bank Canada. Former director of HSBC Latin America Holdings (UK) Limited. Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Finance Corporation and Chief Operating Officer of HSBC North America Holdings Inc. from 2007 to 2008. Chief Operating Officer, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. from 2004 to 2006.

B Robertson

Age 55. Group Chief Risk Officer. A Group Managing Director since February 2008. Joined HSBC in 1975. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2003. Group General Manager, Group Credit and Risk from 2005 to 2007. Head of Global Banking and Markets for North America from 2003 to 2005.

P A Thurston

Age 56. Chief Executive, HSBC Bank plc since 1 April 2009. A Group Managing Director since May 2008. Joined HSBC in 1975. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2003. A director of HSBC Bank plc since June 2008. Former chairman of Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V. and former Chief Executive Officer of HSBC México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero HSBC.

P T S Wong

Age 58. Chief Executive, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited since 1 February 2010. A Group Managing Director since 1 February 2010. Joined HSBC and appointed a Group General Manager in 2005. Deputy chairman of HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited. Chairman of HSBC's seven rural banks in mainland China. Chairman of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad, and a director of HSBC Bank Australia Limited since 5 February 2010. A director of Hang Seng Bank Limited, Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. and Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.

Group General Managers

P Y Antika

Age 49. Chief Executive Officer, Turkey. Joined HSBC in 1990. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2005.

S Assaf

Age 49. Head of Global Markets. Joined HSBC in 1994. Appointed a Group General Manager in May 2008.

R S Beck

Age 43. Group General Manager, Communications Director. Joined HSBC in 1989. Appointed a Group General Manager in May 2008.

R E T Bennett

Age 58. Group General Counsel. Joined HSBC in 1979. Appointed a Group General Manager in 1998.

N S K Booker

Age 51. Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Finance Corporation and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, HSBC North America Holdings Inc. Joined HSBC in 1981. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2004.

P W Boyles

Age 54. Chief Executive Officer Continental Europe and deputy chairman, HSBC France. Joined HSBC in 1975. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2006.

D C Budd

Age 56. Chairman of HFC Bank Limited and a director of HSBC Bank plc. Joined HSBC in 1972. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2005.

Z J Cama

Age 62. Group General Manager Group Management Office. Joined HSBC in 1968. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2001.

R P Contractor

Age 52. Group General Manager, Service Delivery. Joined HSBC in 1987. Appointed a Group General Manager in October 2008.

S N Cooper

Age 42. Deputy chairman and Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Bank Middle East Limited. Joined HSBC in 1989. Appointed a Group General Manager in May 2008.

J E Coverdale

Age 53. Global Co-Head, Commercial Banking. Joined HSBC in 1977. Appointed a Group General Manager in May 2008.

I M Dorner

Age 55. President and Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Joined HSBC in 1986. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2007.

A S M El Anwar

Age 63. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Bank Egypt S.A.E. Joined HSBC in 1991. Appointed a Group General Manager in May 2008.

C Engel

Age 52. Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Bank Brazil S.A. - Banco Múltiplo. Joined HSBC in 2003. Appointed a Group General Manager in May 2008.

D L Fried

Age 48. Regional Head of Insurance, HSBC Asia Pacific. Group Head of Insurance with effect from 1 April 2010. Joined HSBC in 1984. Appointed a Group General Manager in May 2008.

A Y M Fung

Age 49. Head of Global Markets and Treasurer, HSBC Asia Pacific. Joined HSBC in 1996. Appointed a Group General Manager in May 2008.

J D Garner

Age 40. Group General Manager, Personal Financial Services, UK. Joined HSBC in 2004. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2006.

J L Gordon

Age 57. President and Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Bank Canada. Joined HSBC in 1987. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2005.

M M Hussain

Age 49. Head of HSBC Amanah and Chief Executive Officer, Malaysia. Joined HSBC in 1982. Appointed a Group General Manager in May 2008.

A M Keir

Age 51. Group General Manager, Global Co-Head Commercial Banking. Joined HSBC in 1981. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2006.

N L Kidwai

Age 52. Group General Manager and Country Head, India. Joined HSBC in 2002. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2006.

M J W King

Age 53. Group General Manager, Head of Operational Risk. Joined HSBC in 1986. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2002.

P J Lawrence

Age 48. Group General Manager, Group Head of Audit. Joined HSBC in 1982. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2005.

M Leung

Age 57. Vice chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hang Seng Bank Limited. Joined HSBC in 1978. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2005.

 

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