Georges Elhedery was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer with effect from 1 January 2023. He is also co-chair of the HSBC Holdings ESG Committee.

He previously served as Co-CEO of Global Banking & Markets and was also head of the Markets & Securities Services division of the business.

Mr Elhedery joined HSBC in 2005 as a senior Global Markets executive with extensive trading experience in London, Paris and Tokyo. He later moved to Dubai and served as Regional Head of Global Markets, Middle East and North Africa (MENA); then as Head of Global Banking & Markets, MENA; and later as CEO for HSBC, Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye. Mr Elhedery also served as Head of Global Markets based in London.

Mr Elhedery holds a degree in Engineering from the École Polytechnique in Paris, France, as well as a postgraduate degree in Statistics and Economics from the École Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Économique (ENSAE).