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HSBC Holdings plc Group Chair Succession
06 Jun 2025
HSBC Holdings plc (the ‘Company’) today provides an update on the HSBC Group Chairman succession process.
HSBC Group Chairman announces retirement plans
02 May 2025
Sir Mark Tucker has advised the Board of his intention to retire as Group Chairman before the end of 2025, saying: “It has been a great honour to lead HSBC.”
HSBC Holdings plc 1Q 2025 Earnings Release
29 Apr 2025
“Our strong results this quarter demonstrate momentum in our earnings, discipline in the execution of our strategy and confidence in our ability to deliver our targets,” said Group CEO Georges Elhedery.
HSBC announces appointment of Group Customer and Culture Director
04 Mar 2025
HSBC today announces that Ian Stuart has been appointed as Group Customer and Culture Director.
HSBC Holdings plc Annual Results 2024
19 Feb 2025
"Our strong 2024 performance provides firm financial foundations upon which to build for the future," said Group Chief Executive Georges Elhedery.
Our flagship Wealth Centre in Malaysia | HSBC News
30 Jan 2025
We’ve officially opened our Wealth Centre in Menara IQ, Tun Razak Exchange – Malaysia's leading international financial district. This centre reflects our commitment to supporting the growing weal
HSBC Holdings plc - Simplified organisational structure to accelerate strategic execution
20 Dec 2024
Simplified organisational structure to accelerate strategic execution
HSBC announces completion of next stage of global reorganisation
06 Dec 2024
HSBC announces the completion of the next stage of its plans to simplify the Bank’s organisational structure to accelerate the delivery of its strategy.
HSBC announces completion of next stage of global reorganisation - addendum
06 Dec 2024
HSBC details the senior management changes which form part of its global reorganisation.
Senior Management Changes
25 Nov 2024
HSBC announces updates to its senior leadership team. All appointments are effective 1 January 2025.
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