Career
Quinn joined Forward Trust Group,a subsidiary of Midland Bank,in 1987. [5] Midland Bank was acquired by HSBC in 1992. He led HSBC’s acquisitions of Swan National Motor Finance and Eversholt Leasing Ltd,becoming general manager of each business in turn. [6]
From 2011 to 2015,Quinn was Regional Head of Commercial Banking for Asia-Pacific,based in Hong Kong. [7] In December 2015，he became chief executive of Global Commercial Banking [8] and was appointed a group managing director in September 2016. [6]
He was appointed interim group chief executive in August 2019 and confirmed in the role in March 2020. [9] [10]
As chief executive he pursued a restructuring and capital redeployment that included a plan to reduce about 35,000 roles and to withdraw from mass‑market U.S. retail banking. [11] [12] [13]
On 30 April 2024,Quinn announced his intention to retire. [14]
HSBC announced in July 2024 that Georges Elhedery would succeed Quinn as group chief executive with effect from 2 September 2024;Quinn remained available to the Group during his notice period until 30 April 2025. [15]
Quinn was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2025 New Year Honours. [16]
Quinn was proposed as the new chair for Julius Baer Group in February 2025. [17]
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