The challenge for HSBC’s new chair: make yourself utterly replaceable
The bank scoured the globe for candidates only to choose the person already doing the job on an interim basis
The bank scoured the globe for candidates only to choose the person already doing the job on an interim basis

Scrapping of international manager programme comes despite need for long-term employees schooled in bank’s culture

The years of a FTSE 100 chairmanship being a nice way to avoid boredom in semi-retirement are long gone

Bank’s board still riven over a replacement for Mark Tucker, 15 years after similar succession saga

‘International Manager’ programme closed to new recruits as CEO Georges Elhedery reshapes Europe’s largest lender

Bank’s leadership differs on who has necessary finance experience and Asia knowledge

Bank seeking to impose unified approach on sprawling global workforce