HSBC Holdings new chairman is difficult to produce

According to Bloomberg's earlier report, 67-year-old Du Jiaqi will step down as chairman of HSBC Holdings on September 30 and return to AIA Group as independent non-executive chairman. After this unexpected news was announced, HSBC has been actively looking for Du Jiaqi's successor.

Du Jiaqi's term of office can be said to be full of turmoil. During his tenure as HSBC chairman, he experienced many changes in CEOs, clashed with major shareholders of the bank, and even received public criticism from the US government.

The Financial Times quoted people familiar with the matter on Saturday (July 19) that HSBC has been unable to determine the final list after considering more than 100 successors.

report also pointed out that HSBC's candidates are Mario Greco, CEO of Zurich Insurance Group, Richard Gnodde, Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs Group, Kevin Sneader, President of the Asia-Pacific region of Goldman Sachs Group, and Bruce Carnegie-Brown, who was once the chairman of Lloyd's London.

A bank spokesman said in an emailed statement that the appointment process for the new chairman of the board is in progress. HSBC Audit Committee Chairman Brendan Nelson will temporarily serve as chairman of the board from October 1.

Mark Tucker, chairman of the board of directors of HSBC Holdings, will step down at the end of September this year, but as of now, HSBC has not found a suitable candidate to replace Du Jiaqi.