Career
His appointments include postings to Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. From 1992-1994, Flockhart served as CEO of Thailand branch of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. In January 1995, he became Deputy Managing Director of The Saudi British Bank (SABB).
He was Presidente y Director General of HSBC Mexico from October 2002, during which time he opened Torre HSBC, the new headquarters of the bank in April 2006. In September 2006, Flockhart became the CEO and President of HSBC for Latin America and the Caribbean.
In June 2007, the HSBC Group announced that Flockhart was to become CEO of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. He also became Chairman and non-executive director of HSBC Bank Malaysia, a director of HSBC Bank Australia and a non-executive director of HSBC Bank (China) and Hang Seng Bank. He became an executive director of HSBC Holdings in May 2008.
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