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HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Board of Directors and Senior Management (continued)
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Bros. & Rudd Limited. Chairman of Trustees of the
Royal Academy Trust and the Ernest Kleinwort
Charitable Trust. A trustee of the Eden Project and the
Royal Opera House Endowment Fund. A former
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International.
Former Chairman of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and a
former non-executive Director of Inchcape plc,
Invensys plc and the London Stock Exchange.
*H Sohmen, OBE
Age 66. Chairman of Bergesen Worldwide Limited
and Bergesen Worldwide Gas ASA. Chairman and
President of BW Corporation Limited (formerly
World-Wide Shipping Group Limited) and Chairman
of The International Tanker Owners Pollution
Federation Limited. A non-executive Director since
1990. A non-executive Director of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited from 1984 to
May 2005 and Deputy Chairman from 1996 to May
2005.
† Sir Brian Williamson, CBE
Age 61. Chairman of Electra Private Equity plc. A
non-executive Director since 2002. A member of the
Nomination Committee. A non-executive Director of
Resolution plc. A member of the Supervisory Board of
Euronext NV. A senior adviser to Fleming Family and
Partners. Former Chairman of London International
Financial Futures and Options Exchange, Gerrard
Group plc and Resolution Life Group Limited. A
former non-executive Director of the Financial
Services Authority and of the Court of The Bank of
Ireland.
*Non-executive Director
†Independent non-executive Director
Adviser to the Board
D J Shaw
Age 59. An Adviser to the Board since 1998. Solicitor.
A partner in Norton Rose from 1973 to 1998. A
Director of The Bank of Bermuda Limited and HSBC
Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) S.A.
Secretary
R G Barber
Age 55. Group Company Secretary since 1990. Joined
HSBC in 1980; Corporation Secretary of The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
from 1986 to 1992. Company Secretary of HSBC Bank
plc from 1994 to 1996.
Group Managing Directors
V H C Cheng, OBE
Age 57. Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited. A Group Managing
Director since 25 May 2005. Joined HSBC in 1978.
Appointed a Group General Manager in 1995. Deputy
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hang Seng
Bank Limited from 1998 to 25 May 2005.
C-H Filippi
Age 53. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
HSBC France. A Group Managing Director since
2004. A Director of HSBC Bank plc. Joined HSBC
France in 1987 having previously held senior
appointments in the French civil service. Appointed a
Group General Manager in 2001. Global Head of
Corporate and Institutional Banking from 2001 to
2004.
S T Gulliver
Age 46. Co-Head Corporate, Investment Banking and
Markets. A Group Managing Director since 2004.
Joined HSBC in 1980. Appointed a Group General
Manager in 2000. Head of Treasury and Capital
Markets in Asia-Pacific from 1996 to 2002 and Head
of Global Markets from 2002 to 2003.
D D J John
Age 55. Chief Executive, HSBC Bank plc and a Group
Managing Director since 6 March 2006. Joined HSBC
Bank plc in 1971. Appointed a Group General
Manager in 2000. Deputy Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad from
1999 to 2002. Chief Operating Officer of HSBC Bank
plc from 2003 to May 2005 and Deputy Chief
Executive from May 2005 to 6 March 2006.
S N Mehta
Age 47. Chief Executive of HSBC North America
Holdings Inc, and Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of HSBC Finance Corporation since March
2005. A Group Managing Director since 30 April 2005.
Joined HSBC Finance Corporation in 1998 and was
appointed Vice Chairman in April 2004.