Sir Noel Quinn is a British banker best known as the Group Chief Executive of HSBC from 2020 to 2024, and now the Chairman of Julius Baer, the Swiss international private bank. Since leaving HSBC he has built a portfolio of board roles across financial services, energy and sustainability.
Born in 1962, Quinn spent more than three decades at HSBC and its subsidiaries, rising through commercial banking to lead the global commercial bank before being appointed interim chief executive in 2019 and permanent Group Chief Executive in March 2020. He steered the bank through the pandemic and a major strategic reshaping before stepping down in September 2024 to pursue a portfolio career.
Career History
- Chairman, Julius Baer Group (from 2025)
- Non-Executive Director, Fortescue
- Non-Executive Director, Sustainable Markets Initiative
- Group Chief Executive, HSBC (2020 to 2024; interim from 2019)
- Chief Executive, Global Commercial Banking, HSBC, and earlier roles
What Noel Quinn brings to his board roles: the perspective of a global bank chief executive who managed one of the largest balance sheets in banking, deep commercial-banking expertise, and a reputation for simplifying complex organisations.
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