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Douglas Flint Born July 1955 (age 56)
Scotland, United KingdomOther names 范智廉 (Chinese name) Occupation Group Chairman of HSBC Douglas Jardine Flint CBE, (born July 1955)[1] is a British banking businessman. He is currently the Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings.[2]
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Biography
Education
Flint graduated with a bachelor's degree with honours in Accounting from the University of Glasgow. Flint is a member of a number of professional bodies such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and the British Association of Corporate Treasurers professional body. He is also a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.[1]
Career
Flint started his career in Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co. (now KPMG), and was appointed a partner of the firm in 1988. He has an in depth knowledge of banking, treasury and securities trading operations, financial reporting of multinationals. He became Group Finance Director of HSBC in 1995.[1]
Flint was the Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council's review of the Turnbull Guidance on Internal Control from 2004 to 2005 and was a member of The Accounting Standards Board and the Standards Advisory Council of the International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation from 2001 to 2004.[1] In June 2006, in recognition to his services to the finance industry, he was honoured with a CBE (Commander of the British Empire).[3]
Flint became chairman of HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's biggest bank, at the end of 2010.[4][5] [6][7][8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Executive Biography: Douglas J Flint". HSBC Holdings plc. http://www.hsbc.com/1/PA_1_1_S5/content/assets/newsroom/media_kit/biogs/110201_douglas_flint.pdf. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ Wilson, Harry (23 Sep 2010). "Douglas Flint: HSBC's 'safe pair of hands'". Telegraph Media Group Limited. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/8021791/Douglas-Flint-HSBCs-safe-pair-of-hands.html. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ Kevin Reed (2006-06-22). "Wyman and Flint lead honours". Accountancy Age. http://www.accountancyage.com/aa/news/1757444/wyman-flint-lead-honours.
- ^ Rupert Steiner (24th September 2010). "Douglas Flint takes top job amid HSBC drama Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1314686/Douglas-Flint-takes-job-amid-HSBC-drama.html#ixzz1C0hgA5Au". Associated Newspapers Ltd. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1314686/Douglas-Flint-takes-job-amid-HSBC-drama.html?ito=feeds-newsxml.
- ^ "Europe's top bank names new management". The Sydney Morning Herald. September 25 2010. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/europes-top-bank-names-new-management-20100925-15qwq.html?skin=text-only. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ James Quinn (02 Jan 2011). "Banks plead for guidance on bonuses set to total £7bn". Telegraph Media Group Limited. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/8234359/Banks-plead-for-guidance-on-bonuses-set-to-total-7bn.html.
- ^ Ben Perry (September 25, 2010). "Europe's top bank HSBC unveils boardroom shake-up". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/europes-top-bank-hsbc-unveils-boardroom-shakeup-20100925-15qxd.html.
- ^ Jill Treanor (23 September 2010). "HSBC chief Mike Geoghegan ousted after brutal boardroom battle". guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/sep/23/hsbc-mike-geohegan-replaced-stuart-gulliver.
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Business positions Preceded by
Stephen GreenGroup Chairman of HSBC Group
2010–PresentSucceeded by
IncumbentHSBC Group Corporate directors: - Douglas Flint (Group Chairman)
- Stuart Gulliver (Group CEO)
- Safra A. Catz
- Laura Cha
- Vincent Cheng
- Marvin Cheung
- John Coombe
- Rona Fairhead
- Sandy Flockhart
- James Hughes-Hallett
- Sam Laidlaw
- Rachel Lomax
- Iain Mackay
- Gwyn Morgan
- N. R. Narayana Murthy
- Sir Simon Robertson
- John L. Thornton
- Sir Brian Williamson
Brands: - First Direct
- Hang Seng Bank
- HSBC
- HSBC Bank International
- HSBC Premier
- HSBC Private Bank
- HSBC Trinkaus
- M&S Money
- Proa
- SABB
Principal local banks: - Argentina
- Brazil
- Canada
- People's Republic of China
- Egypt
- France
- Germany
- Hong Kong
- Malaysia
- Middle East
- Mexico
- Saudi Arabia
- Republic of China (Taiwan)
- United Kingdom
- United States
Minority stakes and joint ventures: - Bank of Communications (19%)
- HSBC Saudi Arabia (60%)
- British Arab Commercial Bank (47%)
- SABB (40%)
- Ping An Insurance (19.9%)
- Techcombank (15%)
- Bao Viet Holdings (18%)
- Bank of Shanghai (8%)
- Axis Bank (4.99%)
- Annual group revenue: US$98.9 billion (2010)
- Employees: 307,000 (2010)
- Stock symbols: LSE: HSBA, HKEX: 005, NYSE: HBC, Euronext: HSBC, BSX: 1077223879
- Group website: www.hsbc.com
- Group Headquarters: 8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ, United Kingdom
Categories:- 1955 births
- Living people
- HSBC people
- Scottish businesspeople
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
- Harvard Business School alumni
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