New Year Honours 2025
Noel Quinn
Knight Bachelor
Group Chief Executive
“Group Chief Executive, HSBC. For services to Financial Services and to Net Zero”
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Knight Bachelor
Group Chief Executive, HSBC. For services to Financial Services and to Net Zero
View London Gazette noticeLondon Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased to signify his intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Noel Paul QUINN
Group Chief Executive, HSBC
For services to Financial Services and to Net Zero.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64607 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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