Noel McNamara is CEO of HSBC New Zealand.
Noel is responsible for HSBC’s businesses in New Zealand encompassing personal and commercial financial services, trade finance, treasury and financial markets, corporate banking, investment advisory and securities custody services.
Noel was previously Head of Corporate Banking for HSBC Bank Australia Limited, a post he held from 2007 until August 2011. He first joined HSBC in 1995 and has worked in branch operations, corporate banking, trade finance and commercial banking in the Group’s Australian operations.
Prior to joining HSBC, Noel was at Standard Chartered Bank Australia Limited and Westpac Banking Corporation in Australia, also holding posts in operations, branch network and trade finance.
Murray Beatson is Deputy CEO of the New Zealand business and its Chief Risk Officer.
Murray joined HSBC in 1987 in Wellington, as a Corporate Banking Manager. In 1988 he became Manager Auckland Branch and in 1998 was appointed Head of Credit.
As Chief Risk Officer, Murray heads the Risk team which has functional responsibility for managing risk across the Bank in New Zealand, including the Credit-related risk of its wholesale, and retail businesses, and all Operational risk including fraud etc.
He began his banking career at The National Bank, which he joined straight from school, progressing through various Branch and Head Office positions, including Personal Assistant to the General Manager, Controller's Assistant in the Advances Department (equivalent of HSBC's Credit Risk Management), Manager of the Wellington Manners Street retail Branch, and Business Development Manager for that bank nationally.
Murray is an Associate of the Bankers Institute of New Zealand
Trevor Pye is Head of Global Markets for HSBC New Zealand.
Trevor joined HSBC in 1993 and has worked in the Global Markets business in a number of roles. Trevor was initially employed as a Senior Corporate Sales Person dealing with leading New Zealand corporates before moving on to become Head of the Treasury Sales team in 2002. In 2006 Trevor was appointed Treasurer with responsibility for the Global markets business in New Zealand. In this role he is responsible for Sales and trading, Balance Sheet management and debt finance for New Zealand. Trevor has over 20 years experience in the financial markets with his career starting back in 1987.
Trevor has a Postgraduate Diploma in Finance from Auckland University (Dip.Bus Finance) and is a member of the Institute of Finance Professionals NZ Inc and the NZ Financial Markets Association. Trevor represents HSBC on the board of the NZ Financial Markets Association.
John Barclay is Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management in New Zealand. In this role he has responsibility for both services and sales distribution of the PFS business unit.
Mr Barclay joined HSBC in New Zealand in July 1998 as a Relationship Manager, Corporate Banking, Auckland which involved increasing HSBC's presence in the corporate banking market. In July 2006 he was appointed to the role of Senior Commercial Banking Manager, Auckland.
Prior to joining HSBC, Mr Barclay worked for Standard Chartered bank in London, initially as Assistant Financial Controller of the Treasury function and subsequently as a member of the corporate banking team.
His professional qualifications include a B.Com (Accounting) University of Otago and he is a Chartered Accountant.
Brent Malcolm heads HSBC's Corporate Banking division covering New Zealand-based corporates and large commercial businesses together with multinationals with New Zealand interests or operations.
Mr Malcolm joined HSBC in 1995 as Relationship Manager, Corporate Banking, Christchurch where he helped support a substantial increase in HSBC's corporate presence in the South Island. He subsequently moved to HSBC's Auckland office as a Senior Relationship Manager in Corporate Banking and later became Head of Commercial Banking.
He holds a BCom (Accounting) from the University of Otago and is a Chartered Accountant.
As COO, Matthew heads up HSBC New Zealand's Technology and Services Teams, with overall responsibility for IT and Operational activities supporting both personal and corporate clients, together with the Bank's, procurement and property services.
Matthew joined HSBC in 1990 working for a number of years in the Auckland Trade Finance and Retail Banking and Wealth Management divisions. In 1998, he relocated to HSBC's Asia Pacific Head Office in Hong Kong, undertaking various project management, global resourcing and process re-engineering positions where he instigated and implemented significant change projects throughout the region.
Since his return to HSBC New Zealand in 2006, Matthew has held various senior operational roles, with an emphasis on building best practice banking operations.
HSBC operates in New Zealand as a branch of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited incorporated in Hong Kong SAR ("HSBC"). The directors of HSBC are: