Jayant Rikhye, head of International Asia Pacific for HSBC and head of strategy and planning, is due to arrive in Dhaka today on a two-day visit, the bank said in a statement.
Rikhye will meet colleagues from Bangladesh and a number of key HSBC clients and stakeholders during the visit, it said.
Rikhye has direct responsibility for over 12 markets in Asia, comprising Bangladesh, Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mauritius, New Zealand, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. In this capacity, he is a key source of support and guidance to country chief executives of the corporation.
Rikhye joined HSBC Group in 1989 and has experience in operations in India, internal control and securities services in the Philippines, corporate banking in Taiwan and financial institutions group and institutional fund services in Hong Kong.
His more recent appointments include acting chief operating officer for the Saudi British Bank in Riyadh and head of securities services for the Middle East and North Africa based in the United Arab Emirates.