Douglas Flint, CBE

Chairman, HSBC

Glasgow-born Douglas Flint has been group chairman of HSBC, Europe’s largest bank, since 2010. After graduating with an accounting degree from the University of Glasgow, he began his career as a trainee chartered accountant at Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co (now KPMG) and had become a partner by 1988. Flint joined HSBC seven years later as group finance director and became chairman at the end of 2010. Despite a proposal to move the banking giant’s headquarters back to the Far East, Flint has hinted that HSBC may retain its domicile in the UK because of regulatory expertise in London and recent market volatility in China. In recognition of his extensive services to the financial services industry, Flint was appointed a Commander of the British Empire in 2006. 

SHARE THIS:

Back to top

PreviousNext

Debrett's 500 2016

Debrett's Courses

Debrett's Courses

Training & Classes

Training & Classes

Providing the skills and confidence to be welcome and at ease in any professional or social situation.

search now
People of today

People of today

Debrett's Notebooks

Debrett's Notebooks

Think in Ink Notebook

Think in Ink Notebook

Celebrating the power of the written word, encouraging ideas to flow and thoughts to be recorded.

buy it now
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER