♦ Indian-origin Manveen Pam Kaur was appointed as HSBC's Chief Financial Officer (CFO). She is the first woman to occupy that role in the bank’s 160-year old history. She replaced Georges Elhedery who became CEO earlier this year (2024). 
♦ Pam Kaur was joined HSBC from Deutsche Bank in April 2013. She rose to the role of group chief risk and compliance officer before she was promoted to CFO. Prior to HSBC, Kaur held senior risk and audit positions at Citi and Lloyds Banking Group. She also worked for Royal Bank of Scotland.