HSBC's new Group Chief Executive and Chairman of HSBC Asia Pacific Mr Stuart Gulliver, has assumed office in Hong Kong, the location of the principal office of HSBC's Group CEO. He is also leading his first Group Management Board meeting as the Group CEO.

In one of his first comments after taking over as Group CEO, Mr Stuart Gulliver said, "Asia is our most strategically important region, and it is fitting that my first meeting as Chairman of the Group Management Board should be here".

News Source: Financila Express/Bangladesh/19 Jan 2011