HSBC Holdings Regulatory News (HSBA)

2 Jan 2007 08:47

HSBC Holdings PLC02 January 2007 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC BOARD AND COMMITTEE CHANGES Jose Francisco Gil Diaz (63) has been appointed a Director of HSBC Holdings plcwith effect from 2 January 2007. Mr Gil Diaz, BSc, MA, PhD, an independent non-executive Director, was Secretaryof Finance and Public Credit in Mexico until 30 November 2006. He was ChiefExecutive Officer of Avantel, a Mexican telecommunications company, from 1997 to2000. Prior to that he was vice-governor of the Central Bank of Mexico where healso served as director of economic research, director general of tax policy andmember of the board of governors. He is a member of the governing board of theIberoamerican University and of the board of visitors of the Anderson School ofBusiness at the University of California, Los Angeles. A member of the Group ofTrustees of the Principles for Emerging Markets, part of the Institute ofInternational Finance, Inc. A Board Member of CIDAC, a Mexican Centre ofResearch for Development and a Member of the Advisory Board of J.E. Roberts Cos.Inc. There are no matters relating to the appointment of Mr Gil Diaz that need to bedisclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13(2) to (6). Biographical details about Mr Gil Diaz are stated below. The Board of Directors has made the following appointments with effect from theconclusion of the Annual General Meeting to be held in 2007: Simon Robertson, an independent non-executive Director since January 2006, to beSenior Independent Non-Executive Director and a member of the NominationCommittee; Sir Brian Williamson, an independent non-executive Director since 2002, to bechairman of the Nomination Committee; James Hughes-Hallett, an independent non-executive Director since 2005, to be amember of the Nomination Committee; Gwyn Morgan, an independent non-executive Director since October 2006, to be amember of the Remuneration Committee; Rona Fairhead, an independent non-executive Director since 2004, to be chairmanof the Group Audit Committee; and Stewart Newton, an independent non-executive Director since 2002, to be a memberof the Group Audit Committee. Sharon Hintze, Raymond Ch'ien and Helmut Sohmen will retire at the AnnualGeneral Meeting in 2007 and will not seek re-election. Following the Annual General Meeting in 2007, Sir Brian Moffat will cease to beSenior Independent Non-Executive Director and a member of the Group AuditCommittee; Lord Butler will cease to be a member of the Nomination Committee;and William Fung will cease to be a member of the Remuneration Committee. Jose Francisco Gil Diaz Jose Francisco Gil Diaz has been appointed to the Board as an independent non-executive Director of HSBC Holdings plc with effect from 2 January 2007. Mr Gil Diaz, was Secretary of Finance and Public Credit in Mexico until 30November 2006. Between 1997 and 2000 he was Chief Executive Officer of Avantel,a Mexican telephone and internet service provider. Between 1994 and 1997 he wasvice-governor of the Central Bank of Mexico, where he also served as a directorof economic research, director general of tax policy and member of the board ofgovernors. He is a member of the governing board of the IberoamericanUniversity and of the board of visitors of the Anderson School of Business atthe University of California, Los Angeles. A member of the Group of Trustees ofthe Principles for Emerging Markets, part of the Institute of InternationalFinance, Inc. A Board Member of CIDAC, a Mexican Centre of Research forDevelopment and a Member of the Advisory Board of J.E. Roberts Cos. Inc. Mr Gil Diaz received a bachelor's degree in economics from the AutonomousTechnology Institute of Mexico, where he has also been a Professor, and a PhD ineconomics from the University of Chicago. He is married and has four children.In his spare time he enjoys mountain biking, wind surfing and alpine skiing. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange