HSBC
HSBC Group is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world. It was rated the world's largest banking group in 2008 in terms of market value. It has around 9,500 offices in 85 countries, headquartered in London. It operates as HSBC Bank in the UK.
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People
Board of directors (Feb 2009)
- Stephen Green, Group Chairman. Group Chief Executive from 2003 to May 2006. Joined HSBC in 1982. Chairman of The British Bankers' Association.
- Michael Geoghegan, CBE, Group Chief Executive. Joined HSBC in 1973. A non-executive Director and Chairman of Young Enterprise.[1]
PR and lobbying
Internal
- Richard Beck, Group comms director
- Martin Lord, UK head of comms and government relations
- Miles Celic, government relations manager. Previously a consultant at Fishburn-Hedges' public affairs practice (left in February 2007).[2]
- Richard Lindsay, head of media relations
External
- Burson-Marsteller. Public affairs: the work, to be led by Gavin Grant at B-M, will include “more strategic planning” and “active engagement”. B-M will stress how HSBC has “managed a different path to domestic UK banks”. B-M won the account from Bell Pottinger Public Affairs which held it for the previous 7 years.
- Cicero Consulting. Provides lobbying to HSBC Group[3]
- Open Road. Provides public affairs to HSBC[4]
- Maitland. Providing financial PR.[5]
References
- ↑ HSBC website, board of directors, accessed Feb 2009
- ↑ HSBC puts Bell Pottinger account out to tender, PR Week, 12 June 2008
- ↑ APPC register, to Nov 2008
- ↑ APPC register, to Nov 2008
- ↑ Banking industry Insider's Guide: UK banks' reputation managers, Pr Week, 3 Oct 2008
