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HSBC’s Caretaker CEO Sets Sights on Getting the Job for Good

  • Quinn is said to have told chairman Tucker he wants the role
  • Interim CEO’s plan would see headcount shrink by 10,000
Noel Quinn
Noel QuinnSource: HSBC

HSBC Holdings Plc’s acting chief executive officer, Noel Quinn, wants the job on a permanent basis, putting him among the front-runners to replace departed boss John Flint.

Elevated from running HSBC’s global commercial banking business in early August, when Flint was forced out by chairman Mark Tucker, Quinn has made a play to keep the position he has held for the last two months, according to people familiar with the process who requested anonymity. Quinn told Tucker when he accepted the role that he wanted the role permanently, one of the people said.