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Management Board

Carola Gräfin v. Schmettow

Carola Gräfin v. Schmettow is Chairwoman of the Management Board and responsible for Markets and Securities Services.

Dr. Rudolf Apenbrink

Dr. Rudolf Apenbrink is responsible for Global Private Banking and Asset Management.

Dr. Andreas Kamp

As Chief Financial Officer, Andreas Kamp is responsible for Finance.

Thomas Runge

As Chief Operating Officer, Thomas Runge is responsible for HSBC Operations, Services and Technology.

Nicolo Salsano

Nicolo Salsano is responsible for Corporate and Institutional Banking.

Nikolas Speer

Nikolas Speer is responsible for Risk Management and Compliance.


Executive Committee

The Executive Committee supports members of the Management Board:

Dr. Michael Schleef

Michael Schleef is responsible for Mid-Market Enterprises in the division Corporate and Institutional Banking.


Supervision of executives managing Group subsidiaries is carried out by the relevant Supervisory Board and Advisory Board.

The Supervisory Board takes on all rights and obligations assigned to it by law.

  • Herbert H. Jacobi, Düsseldorf
    Honorary Chairman
    Former Managing Partner,
    HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt KGaA

Members with voting rights

  • Paul Hagen, Düsseldorf
    Chairman
    Former Member of the Management Board,
    HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG
  • Jochen Schumacher*, Krefeld
    Deputy Chairman
    Bank Employee
  • Colin William Bell
    Chief Executive Officer,
    HSBC Bank plc and HSBC Europe, London
  • Sigrid Betzen*, Meerbusch
    Lawyer,
    Managing Director,
    German Association of Bank Employees
  • Anna Dimitrova***, Düsseldorf
    Chief Financial Officer & Director Strategy,
    Vodafone GmbH
  • Stefan Fuchs*, Düsseldorf
    Employee,
    HSBC Transaction Services GmbH
  • Igor Ilievski*, Düsseldorf
    Bank Employee
  • Siglinde Klaußner**, Meerbusch
    Independent chairwoman of the works council,
    HSBC Transaction Services GmbH
  • Dr. Christiane Lindenschmidt****
    Chief Digital and Data Officer
    Member of Markets and Securities Services ExCo,
    HSBC Bank plc, London
  • Dr. Eric Strutz, Berg
  • Sandra J. Stuart
    Former Group General Manager, President and CEO,
    HSBC Canada, Vancouver
  • Carsten Thiem*, Düsseldorf
    Bank Employee
  • Marc Vogel*, Mülheim an der Ruhr
    Bank Employee
  • Daniela Weber-Rey, LL.M.
    Lawyer, Frankfurt
  • Dr. Oliver Wendt*, Köln
    Bank Employee
  • Andrew Merlay Wright*****
    Independent Non-Executive Director,
    HSBC Bank plc, London

Remuneration Committee ('Personal- und Vergütungskontrollausschuss')

  • Paul Hagen, Düsseldorf
    Chairman
    Former Member of the Management Board,
    HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG
  • Sandra J. Stuart
    Former Group General Manager, President and CEO,
    HSBC Canada, Vancouver
  • Nuño Gonçalo de Macedo E Santana de Almeida Matos***
    Group General Manager, Chief Executive Officer HSBC Europe and HSBC Bank plc, London
  • Jochen Schumacher*, Krefeld
    Bank Employee
  • Marc Vogel*, Mülheim an der Ruhr
    Bank Employee

Audit Committee

  • Dr. Eric Strutz, Berg
    Chairman
  • Daniela Weber-Rey, LL.M.
    Lawyer, Frankfurt
  • Dr. Oliver Wendt*, Köln
    Bank Employee
  • Andrew Merlay Wright*****
    Independent Non-Executive Director,
    HSBC Bank plc, London

Deputy members:

  • Stefan Fuchs*, Düsseldorf
    Employee,
    HSBC Transaction Services GmbH
  • Paul Hagen, Düsseldorf
    Former Member of the Management Board,
    HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG

Risk Committee

  • Andrew Merlay Wright*****
    Chairman
    Independent Non-Executive Director,
    HSBC Bank plc, London
  • Dr. Eric Strutz, Berg
  • Daniela Weber-Rey, LL.M.
    Lawyer, Frankfurt
  • Dr. Oliver Wendt*, Köln
    Bank Employee

Deputy members:

  • Stefan Fuchs*, Düsseldorf
    Employee,
    HSBC Transaction Services GmbH
  • Paul Hagen, Düsseldorf
    Former Member of the Management Board,
    HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG

Nomination Committee

  • Paul Hagen, Düsseldorf
    Chairman
    Former Member of the Management Board,
    HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG
  • Sandra J. Stuart
    Former Group General Manager, President and CEO,
    HSBC Canada, Vancouver
  • Nuño Gonçalo de Macedo E Santana de Almeida Matos***
    Group General Manager, Chief Executive Officer HSBC Europe and HSBC Bank plc, London

Mediation Committee

  • Paul Hagen, Düsseldorf
    Chairman
    Former Member of the Management Board,
    HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG
  • Igor Ilievski*, Düsseldorf
    Bank Employee
  • Nuño Gonçalo de Macedo E Santana de Almeida Matos***
    Group General Manager, Chief Executive Officer HSBC Europe and HSBC Bank plc, London
  • Jochen Schumacher*, Krefeld
    Bank Employee

* elected by the employees

** per appointment by the local court (Amtsgericht) Düsseldorf as of 13 August 2019, handed over to the court registry and therewith adopted on 14 August 2019

*** per appointment by the local court (Amtsgericht) Düsseldorf as of 1 April 2020, handed over to the court registry and therewith adopted on 3 April 2020

**** per appointment by the local court (Amtsgericht) Düsseldorf as of 9 September 2020, handed over to the court registry and therewith adopted on 10 September 2020

***** per appointment by the local court (Amtsgericht) Düsseldorf as of 9 December 2020, handed over to the court registry and therewith adopted on 10 December 2020


The Management Board and Supervisory Board are supported in an advisory capacity by the Advisory Board:


  • Friedrich Merz
    Chairman,
    Lawyer
  • Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah
    Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board and of the Shareholders’ Committee,
    Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
  • Dr. Olaf Berlien
    Chairman of the Managing Board,
    OSRAM Licht AG
  • Heinrich Deichmann
    Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,
    Deichmann SE
  • Harald Epple
    Member of the Management Board,
    Gothaer Versicherungsbank VVaG
  • Eckhard Forst
    Chairman of the Managing Board,
    NRW.BANK
  • Robert Friedmann
    Chairman of the Central Managing Board,
    Würth-Group
  • Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Clemens Fuest
    ifo Institute
    Leibniz-Institute for economic research at University Munich e.V.
  • Dipl.-Kfm. Bruno Gantenbrink
    Managing Partner,
    BEGA Gantenbrink-Leuchten KG
  • Dr. Hans Michael Gaul
  • Stephan Gemkow
    Former Chairman of the Management Board,
    Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH
  • Dr. Rolf Hellermann
    Chief Financial Officer,
    Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
  • Axel-Rainer Hoffmann
    Member of the Management Board,
    VOLKSWOHL BUND Versicherungen
  • Dr. Olaf Huth
    Former Managing Partner,
    HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt KGaA
  • Hartmut Jenner
    Chairman of the Board of Management,
    Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG
  • Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley
    Chairman of the Supervisory Boards
    E.ON SE and Deutsche Lufthansa AG
  • Professor Dr. Renate Köcher
    Executive Director,
    Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach
  • Andreas Körner
    Managing Director,
    Ärzteversorgung Niedersachsen
  • Franz-Josef Kortüm
    Chairman of the Advisory Board
    Brose Group
  • Professor Dr. Ulrich Lehner
    Member of the Shareholders' Committee,
    Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
  • Ulrich Leitermann
    Chairman of the Management Board,
    SIGNAL IDUNA Gruppe
  • Dipl.-Kfm. Thomas Löhning
    Managing Director,
    Versorgungswerk der Architektenkammer NRW
  • Professor Dr. Jörg-Andreas Lohr
    Managing Shareholding Partner,
    Lohr + Company GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
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  • Udo van Meeteren
  • Dr. Markus Michalke
    Managing Partner,
    Alveus Beteiligungen GmbH
  • Hildegard Müller
    President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry
  • Dr. Axel Nawrath
    Former Chief Executive Officer of the Management Board
    L-Bank
  • Isabella Pfaller
    Chief Financial Officer,
    Versicherungskammer Bayern
  • Klemens Rethmann
    Spokesman for the Board
    RETHMANN SE & Co. KG
    CEO Rhenus Group
  • Dr. Sieghardt Rometsch
    Former Spokesman of the Managing Partner
    HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt KGaA
  • Petra Schadeberg-Herrmann
    Managing Partner of Krombacher Brauerei
    Bernhard Schadeberg GmbH & Co. KG
  • Peer Schatz
    Managing Director,
    PS Capital GmbH
  • Carola Schroeder
    Member of the Management Board,
    Barmenia Versicherungen
  • Professor Dr. Klaus Schweinsberg
    Centre for Strategy and Higher Leadership
  • Stephan Seifert
    Chairman of the Executive Board,
    Körber AG
  • Peter Vinnemeier
    Co-Founder,
    trivago N.V.
    Managing Partner Monkfish Equity
  • Professor Dr.-Ing. Dieter H. Vogel
    Managing Director,
    Cassiopeia GmbH
  • Dr. Jürgen Voß
    Chief Financial Officer,
    NÜRNBERGER Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft
  • Werner Wenning
    Former Chairman of the Supervisory Board,
    Bayer AG
  • Dr. Andreas Wimmer
    Chairman of the Board Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG,
    Member of the Board Allianz Deutschland AG
  • Ute Wolf
    Chief Financial Officer,
    Evonik Industries AG