HSBC names Pam Kaur as first female CFO amid major restructuring

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HSBC on Tuesday named veteran insider Pam Kaur as its first female finance chief and announced a consolidation of the bank into four business units.
This is the second heavyweight leadership shakeup for HSBC in recent months, after former finance boss Georges Elhedery was named CEO of the group back in July.
The bank also announced plans to restructure into four divisions: Hong Kong, U.K., international wealth and premier banking, and corporate and institutional banking.

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