As part of a major cost-cutting and simplification strategy, the banking giant has scrapped its historic international management development scheme ...

Now and again, something emerges into the sphere of financial news that causes astonishment because of the nature of the news ...

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 ...

The surprise appointment came a day after HSBC chief executive Georges Elhedery said Nelson was not seeking the role on a ...

Brendan Nelson will take the post at HSBC, succeeding Sir Mark Tucker, whose exit in September left the bank without a ...

Brendan Nelson’s appointment follows a somewhat chaotic global hunt that saw HSBC approach some of the biggest names in ...

Nelson spent 25 years at KPMG, where he was at one point an auditor for HSBC, and rose to become vice-chair of the consulting ...

Appointment surprises market after HSBC CEO Georges Elhedery earlier said the 75-year-old was not keen on a permanent role.

The move comes a day after CEO Georges Elhedery downplayed the likelihood that 76-year-old KPMG alum Brendan Nelson would ...

HSBC’s board failed to agree on what mix of Asia knowledge, banking expertise and glad-handing ability would work best.

HSBC Holdings named Brendan Nelson as its new chairman on Wednesday, replacing Mark Tucker, in a return to the custom of appointing the head of its board from within its ranks.

HSBC has appointed 76-year old British executive and former KPMG partner, Brendan Nelson, as its new chair, ending a ...