<div id="readability-page-1">  <p><time datetime="2026-03-02T13:36:42+00:00">    Monday 02 March 2026 1:36 pm  </time></p>         <div>                                                                                                                 Add as a preferred        source on Google                        </div>    <figure>    <div>       </div> <img width="742" height="495" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/hcbcs-new-uk-chair-carolyn-fairbairn.jpg/query-dz03NDI?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/hcbcs-new-uk-chair-carolyn-fairbairn.jpg/query-dz03NDI"/>  <figcaption>Carolyn Fairbairn ran the CBI until 2020 </figcaption> </figure> <p>The former boss of Britain’s largest industry body has been appointed the next chair of HSBC UK, having served on the bank’s board for five years.</p><p>The lending giant confirmed on Monday that Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, who ran the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) between 2015 and 2020, would lead its board in the UK, replacing former London Stock Exchange boss Dame Clara Furse.</p><p>Furse’s nine-year term in the role will conclude in the coming months, after which Fairbairn will take on what is one of the most prestigious non-executive jobs in UK finance subject to her getting the nod from regulators.</p><p>HSBC said in a statement that Fairbairn was appointed after a “robust succession process” that included a range of internal and external candidates. The bank added that Fairbairn would bring “deep experience” of Britain’s business landscape and an understanding of “the role of UK businesses in an international context”.</p><p>“I would like to thank Dame Clara for her dedication, commitment and the significant contribution she has made to HSBC during her time as chair of HSBC UK,” the bank’s group chairman, Brendan Nelson, said. </p><p>“I believe that Dame Carolyn’s deep understanding of the UK business and regulatory landscape will be invaluable in the next phase of delivery for HSBC UK bank’s growth strategy and as we deliver fr our investors, customers, communities and employees.”</p><h2 id="h-hsbc-appoints-brendan-nelson-to-global-chair">HSBC appoints Brendan Nelson to global chair</h2><p>Nelson only took up chairmanship of the wider banking group three months ago, after predecessor Mark Tucker’s suddenly resigned, triggering a lengthy search for a successor that lasted several months.</p><p>Fairbarin’s elevation to chair the UK bank, follows a stint heading up the bank’s remuneration committee in Britain. She has also served on the boards of Lloyds Banking Group and defence giant BAE, as well as non-executive positions at both the Competition and Markets Authority and Financial Services Authority, the precursor to the Financial Conduct Authority.</p><p>But she is best known for the five years she spent at the helm of the CBI, the UK’s largest lobbying group. Her successor, Tony Danker, oversaw a short spell in which the industry body’s future was plunged into doubt, after a string of news reports uncovered a litany of revelations about the body’s treatment of female staff.</p><p>Separately, Santander UK confirmed on Monday that Nicola Bannister will become the first chief executive of TSB Bank since the Spanish juggernaut bought the high street bank in July.</p> </div>

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<p>滙豐控股已任命卡羅琳·費爾貝恩女爵士為滙豐英國的新任董事長，接替將在九年任期後辭職的克拉拉·弗斯女爵士。費爾貝恩曾於 2015 年至 2020 年擔任英國工業聯合會（CBI）首席執行官，已在滙豐董事會服務五年，並在英國商業環境中擁有豐富的經驗。她的任命是在經過全面的接班人選過程後做出的，預計她將在滙豐英國的增長戰略中發揮關鍵作用。與此同時，桑坦德英國宣佈尼古拉·班尼斯特為自收購以來 TSB 銀行的首位首席執行官</p>

HSBC names ex-CBI chief Carolyn Fairbairn as UK chair

- 前 CBI 主席 Carolyn Fairbairn 被任命為 HSBC UK 新主席。  
- 她將接替 Dame Clara Furse，後者的任期即將結束。  
- Fairbairn 在英國銀行業有豐富經驗，負責推動 HSBC UK 的增長。

滙豐任命前 CBI 負責人 Carolyn Fairbairn 為英國區主席