Noel Quinn is the Chairman of Julius Baer, the international private bank headquartered
in Switzerland, and a Board Member of Fortescue Group.

Noel retired as Group Chief Executive of HSBC in September 2024, after a distinguished
37-year career with the Group. His tenure included five years as Group CEO, during
which he navigated HSBC through a rapidly changing global landscape.
His career at HSBC began in 1987 with Forward Trust Group, the leasing subsidiary of
Midland Bank (now HSBC UK), where he built his expertise in corporate banking. In
2008, he was appointed Group General Manager and took over responsibility for HSBC’s
UK Commercial Banking operations, managing the business through the aftermath of
the Global Financial Crisis.

Noel’s leadership continued to grow as he was named Regional Head of Commercial
Banking for Asia-Pacific (2011-2015), based in Hong Kong, before being appointed Chief
Executive of Global Commercial Banking in 2015.

Beyond his corporate roles, Noel has been deeply involved in sustainability and global
finance. He remains engaged with the Sustainable Markets Initiative, founded by HM King
Charles III (then Prince of Wales) in 2020, where he previously chaired the Financial
Services Taskforce. As CEO of HSBC, he was a principal member of the Glasgow Financial
Alliance for Net Zero and also participated in the World Bank Private Sector Investment
Lab.

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the financial industry and his work in
promoting sustainability, Noel was knighted by His Majesty the King for his services, an
honour he received in 2024.

Noel is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds other non-executive and advisory
roles across various sectors.