HSBC’s Long Hunt for Chair Ends With Safe Pair of Hands at Home

Weeks into his job as interim chairman of HSBC Holdings Plc, Brendan Nelson had a change of heart.

As the British lender cast its net wide for a successor to Mark Tucker — who departed in September — 76-year-old Nelson wasn’t expected to stay in his temporary role for long. But a short while later, the board member threw his hat in the ring, according to people familiar with the matter.