Noel Quinn retired as Group Chief Executive of HSBC in September 2024, after five years in the role. Before his retirement, Mr Quinn was with HSBC – or its constituent companies – for 37 years. In 1987, he joined Forward Trust Group, a subsidiary of Midland Bank (now HSBC UK) and he led HSBC’s acquisitions of Swan National Motor Finance and Eversholt Leasing Ltd, becoming General Manager of each business in turn. He subsequently served as Head of Specialised and Equity Finance at HSBC; Group Director of Strategy & Development at HSBC Insurance Services North America; Head of Commercial Finance Europe; and Head of Commercial Banking UK. From 2011 to 2015, he was the Regional Head of Commercial Banking for Asia- Pacific, based in Hong Kong. Mr Quinn was appointed Chief Executive, Global Commercial Banking in December 2015. Mr Quinn remains involved with the Sustainable Markets Initiative, which was founded by HM King Charles III, as Prince of Wales, in 2020. He previously chaired its Financial Services Taskforce and was also previously a Principal of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, which commits financial institutions worldwide to align their lending and investment portfolios with net zero emissions by 2050. Mr Quinn qualified as a Chartered Accountant.