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RNS Number : 5805M  HSBC Holdings PLC  23 December 2025

 

23 December 2025

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

BOARD CHANGES

HSBC Holdings plc ('HSBC' or the 'Company') announces that Ann Godbehere,
Senior Independent Director, will be stepping down as a Director of the
Company and retire from the Board at the Company's 2026 AGM.

Brendan Nelson, Group Chair, said: "I would like to thank Ann for her
considerable contribution to the HSBC Board and fully respect her decision to
step down for personal and lifestyle reasons, now the Chair search has
successfully completed".

Ann Godbehere said: "It has been my privilege to serve on the HSBC Board and a
pleasure to work with so many talented colleagues. I wish the Board and
management every success as it executes on its strategy".

Save as disclosed in this announcement, there is no other information required
to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing
of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

For and on behalf of

HSBC Holdings plc

Aileen Taylor

Company Secretary

 

 

HSBC Holdings plc

Registered Office and Group Head Office:

8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom

Web: www.hsbc.com (http://www.hsbc.com)

Incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability. Registration number
617987.

 

Supplementary Information

For the purposes of section 430(2B) of the Companies Act 2006, Ann Godbehere
will continue to receive fees in respect of her various HSBC roles through to
her retirement at the Company's 2026 AGM. She is not entitled to any payments
for loss of office.

There are no matters relating to the retirement of Ann Godbehere that need to
be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company.

 

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this
announcement comprises: Brendan Robert Nelson*, Georges Bahjat Elhedery,
Geraldine Joyce Buckingham(†), Rachel Duan(†), Dame Carolyn Julie
Fairbairn(†), James Anthony Forese(†), Ann Frances Godbehere(†), Steven
Craig Guggenheimer(†), Manveen (Pam) Kaur, Dr José Antonio Meade
Kuribreña(†), Kalpana Jaisingh Morparia(†), Eileen K Murray(†) and Swee
Lian Teo(†).

* Independent non-executive Chair

† Independent non-executive Director

 

HSBC Group

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of HSBC, is headquartered in London.
HSBC serves customers worldwide from offices in 57 countries and territories.
With assets of US$3,234bn at 30 September 2025, HSBC is one of the world's
largest banking and financial services organisations.

Media enquiries to:

Heidi Ashley             +44 (0) 7920 254057
heidi.ashley@hsbc.com

Neil Fleming             +44 (0) 7384 792051
neil1.fleming@hsbc.com

 

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