John Gray (British banker)

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John Malcolm Gray, CBE (28 July 1934 - 19 November 2009) was a Scottish businessman and the former chairman and chief executive of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hong Kong from 1993 until his retirement in 1996. [1] [2] He was the third generation of his family to work for the organisation. [3] Gray was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1996. [3]

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Background

John Malcolm Gray was born in Hong Kong on 28 July 1934. [3] At the beginning of the Second World War, Samuel Gray, his father, was manager of the bank in Calcutta. [3] He sent his family to Australia for safety. [3] Gray was educated in Australia and at Strathallan School in Perthshire, Scotland. [3]

Gray's family connection with the HSBC began in 1883 when his great uncle joined the Hongkong Bank serving as its agent in Hankow. [3] His father joined the bank in 1914 and his great uncle in 1920, all of whom would become bank managers. [3]

Career

Gray joined the London branch of the bank as a trainee in 1952 before moving out to Hong Kong in 1956. [4] Further postings with the bank led him to India, Malaysia, Brunei, France and Germany. [3] In 1979 Gray was appointed as chief accountant closely followed by several promotions in the early eighties to executive director and subsequently deputy chairman of the bank. [3] During this time he also served as chairman of James Capel, the newly acquired stockbroking arm of the organisation. [3] In 1992 he was appointed a director of the recently founded HSBC Holdings in London. [3] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Inside the World's Most Profitable Bank". The New York Times . 21 August 1994. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "HSBC sticks to the inside track". The Independent . 24 May 1995. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "John Gray". The Daily Telegraph . 31 December 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Banker praises ex-HSBC chief". South China Morning Post . 27 November 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "HSBC Holdings PLC". www.webb-site.com. 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Stock offer at retailer is rejected by minority". The New York Times. 12 November 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
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