LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - HSBC seniorindependent director Simon Robertson said the bank's board wasunited behind Chairman Douglas Flint and Chief Executive StuartGulliver and they had the board's full confidence.
Both men have been criticised after several scandals,including allegations HSBC helped Swiss clients avoid tax in thepast, and a shareholder at the bank's annual meeting on Fridayasked if they would remain.
"The board has absolutely full confidence in both Douglasand Stuart and the rest of the management team. They are thepeople who we are trusting to help us through the problems wehave and we will hold them to account. There are no plans tochange anyone and I speak for the whole board," Robertson said. (Reporting by Steve Slater; editing by Jason Neely)
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