António Pedro dos Santos Simões
| António Simões | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 March 1975 |
| Residence | London |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Education | Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) |
| Alma mater |
Nova School of Business and Economics, Columbia University |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Years active | 1997–Present |
| Employer | HSBC |
| Title | CEO, HSBC Bank plc |
| Board member of | HSBC Bank plc, HSBC France |
Nova School of Business and Economics,
António Pedro dos Santos Simões (born 12 March 1975) is a Portuguese banking executive. He is the Chief Executive HSBC Bank plc, with responsibility for the UK and Continental Europe. He assumed that position on 1 September 2015 when he also joined the Group Management Board, HSBC's Group Executive Committee.
António was born in Lisbon, Portugal, where he graduated in Economics in the Nova School of Business and Economics. He also holds a Master's in Business Administration from Columbia University. He lives in London.
António was born in Lisbon in 1975. He graduated from Nova School of Business & Economics in Lisbon. He read Economics and received several awards, including the award for top student in his graduating class.
He holds a master's degree in Business Administration from Columbia University. During his studies he was a teaching assistant for Managerial Economics and Capital Markets. He graduated with honours and is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma honour society. In the fall of 2000, as part of the MBA programme, he spent a semester at the Bocconi University in Milan.
Antonio attended the Global Leadership and Public Policy program at Harvard Kennedy school. The program is designed by Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and the World Economic Forum for Young Global Leaders.
In 1997, António joined McKinsey & Company as a business analyst in their Iberian office.
In 2000, António worked at Goldman Sachs in London, as an associate serving financial institutions in Investment Banking.
He returned to McKinsey as an associate in their London office where he was later elected a partner. During his career at McKinsey, he worked across several geographies serving mainly financial services client. His focus included Strategy and Risk Management, with contributions to McKinsey Quarterly and other publications.
António joined HSBC in 2007 to lead Group Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions activities reporting to Stephen Green, then Group Chairman of HSBC holdings. In October 2009 he assumed responsibilities also for Planning, reporting to the Group CEO, Michael Geoghegan relocating to Hong Kong for two years. In an interview to his Alma mater António said 'I took 58 long-haul flights in 2011 alone...I don't get the work life balance right all the time'. António was appointed a Group General Manager in 2011 and became also Chief of Staff to the Group CEO, Stuart Gulliver.
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