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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff and Jack Simpson

HSBC names new Mandarin-speaking CEO as bank prepares for US-China tensions

The HSBC headquarters in Central, Hong Kong’s financial district.
The HSBC headquarters in Central, Hong Kong’s financial district. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters

HSBC has named its finance chief, Georges Elhedery, as its new chief executive, handing the reins to an international bank veteran as the global lender steels itself for fresh tensions between the US and China.

Elhedery, who will take on the post in September, will replace Noel Quinn, who in April made the unexpected announcement that he was stepping down after an “intense” five years in charge.

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