27 February 2004
Michael Geoghegan and Rona Fairhead have been appointed Directors of HSBC Holdings plc, with effect from 1 March 2004.
Michael Geoghegan, an executive Director, is Chief Executive and an executive Director of HSBC Bank plc, a position he was appointed to on 1 January 2004.
Rona Fairhead, an independent non-executive Director, has been Finance Director of Pearson plc since June 2002 and is a member of the Pearson plc Board and Management Committee. She has also held senior executive positions with ICI plc, Bombardier Aerospace Services and Short Brothers plc.
