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conference, St. Gallen Symposium and The Salzburg
Global Seminar. Gave the Aileen Beattie Memorial
Lecture at the Institute of Chartered Accountants
of Scotland on the opportunities to improve the
financial services sector following the crisis.
Presented to the Cambridge Executive Leadership
Programme on leadership. Attended and participated
in panel discussions at the World Economic Forum
in Davos. Attended prudential regulation meetings
with the FSA.
S T Gulliver
Gave keynote speeches at the Fung Global Institute
annual forum and a Conservative Parliamentary
China Group meeting on UK trade links with China.
Gave presentations at several Asian-focussed events
including the China Development Forum in Beijing,
the China Investment Corporation global investment
forum, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Finance Minsters Investors Summit in Hong Kong
and the International Advisory Council of the China
Banking Regulatory Commission. Attended the
World Economic Forum in Davos. Attended
prudential regulation meetings with the FSA.
Chaired the Group’s strategy day for investors in
London. Gave the keynote speech at an HSBC-led
international corporate and structured banking event
for UK exporters.
I J Mackay
Participated in meetings of the European Chief
Financial Officers Network, the FSA Chief Financial
Officers Group and the Bank for International
Settlements. Attended conferences focused on Asian
investment and European finance. Attended
prudential regulation meetings with the FSA and the
Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Presented at the
Group’s strategy day for investors in London and
hosted regular meetings with investors in the UK,
US and Hong Kong.
Non-executive Directors
A personalised approach to training and
development of non-executive Directors is applied.
Non-executive Directors are given opportunities to
update and develop their skills and knowledge
through briefings by senior executives and externally
run seminars. Non-executive Directors have access
to internal training and development resources.
Development plans and records of training and
development activities are maintained by the
Group Company Secretary to facilitate the Group
Chairman’s annual review of each non-executive
Director.
In addition to the briefings given at Board
Meetings of HSBC Holdings, the following non-
executive Directors undertook bespoke training
sessions and other activities, including attending
Board committee meetings at which briefings were
given during 2012 to develop and refresh their
knowledge and skills as set out below:
S A Catz
Attended bespoke briefings on managing operational
and reputational risk and recovery and resolution
planning.
L M L Cha
Gave keynote speeches at the Institute of Directors
in Hong Kong on the need for a financial services
development council and at the Hong Kong
Economic Summit. Participated in the Global
Agenda Council on Global Financial system at the
World Economic Forum. Attended bespoke briefings
from HSBC Holdings on: senior management
succession planning and diversity; extraterritorial
application of laws and their impact on HSBC’s
global businesses; HSBC brand management and
sponsorship portfolio; the Group’s compliance
assurance model; regulation and its impact on risk;
and the FSA’s ‘Three lines of defence’ operational
risk model. As a director and Vice Chairman of
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
attended bespoke briefings or board meetings at
which briefings were given on: the Group’s business
in Asia-Pacific; international operations; information
technology; CMB; financial regulation; GB&M; the
Hong Kong SAR’s relationships with India and
China; and RBWM in India. Participated in the
annual forum for HSBC Group non-executive
directors.
M K T Cheung
Attended events for independent non-executive
directors organised by KPMG and Deloitte and
a seminar on international financial reporting
standards organised by the Hong Kong Institute of
Certified Public Accountants. Attended meetings of
the Group Audit Committee at which briefings were
given on developments in regulatory and accounting
requirements and the regulatory environment. As
a director of Hang Seng Bank attended bespoke
briefings or board meetings at which briefings were
given on: Basel III requirements; RBWM strategy;
the Hong Kong Competition Ordinance; supervisory
requirements of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority;
changes to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing