Sandy Flockhart, HSBC
Sandy Flockhart is an Executive Director of the HSBC Group, as well as Chairman, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Commercial Banking. He is also Chairman of HSBC Bank plc and a non-executive director of HSBC Bank Australia Limited.
Based in the UK, Mr Flockhart has global responsibility for Commercial Banking and HSBC’s European, Middle East, African and Latin American businesses. He is also a member of the HSBC Holdings plc Group Management Board.
Previous senior positions held by Mr Flockhart include Chairman of Commercial Banking, Personal Banking and Insurance in 2010; Chief Executive Officer of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited from July 2007 to January 2010; Group Managing Director, Latin America from 2006 to July 2007; Group General Manager, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HSBC in Mexico from 2002 to 2006. From December 1999 to July 2002, he was Senior Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking, HSBC Bank USA and Chairman, HSBC Bank Mexico S.A. In January 1995, he was appointed Deputy Managing Director of HSBC’s 40 per cent-owned associate, The Saudi British Bank, which is headquartered in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He was later appointed Managing Director in 1997. From 1992-1994, Mr Flockhart served as Chief Executive Officer of HSBC in Thailand. His previous appointments include postings to Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
In December 2007, Mr Flockhart was named a Commander of the British Empire in the Queen’s New Years Honours List in recognition of his services to British business and charitable services and institutions in Mexico. He is also a member of the Visa Asia Pacific Senior Advisory Council, VISA Inc.
Born in the UK in 1951, Mr Flockhart was educated in Edinburgh, Scotland where he attended George Watson’s College. He joined HSBC in July 1974 after graduating in law (LLB) from Edinburgh University. He is married with four children, and his interests include golf, fishing, classic cars and history.
