HSBC chair is one of the toughest jobs – Fancy it?


In the hotseat: Two HSBC bank logos are displayed on an office building in Mexico City. The bank recently appointed Brendan Nelson as its new chairman. — Reuters

HSBC Holdings Plc’s hunt for a new chair is over – for a few years, at least.

The bank, based in London and Hong Kong, found its candidate on its own board: Brendan Nelson (pic), an independent director since 2023 and former senior partner at KPMG LLP.

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