Overview

Gender

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He began his career with Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co (now KPMG) where he trained as a chartered accountant. He was appointed a partner of the firm in 1988.

Mr Flint specialised in banking, multinational financial reporting, treasury and securities trading operations, group reorganisations and litigation support while at KPMG. He joined the HSBC Group as Group Finance Director-Designate on 30 September 1995 and was appointed to the Board on 1 December 1995. In February 2010, Mr Flint’s responsibilities were broadened to that of Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director Risk and Regulation. He was appointed Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings plc on 3 December 2010.

Mr Flint was appointed Chairman of the Institute of International Finance in June 2012. He is a member of the Mayor of Beijing’s International Business Leaders’ Advisory Council as well as the Mayor of Shanghai’s International Business Leaders’ Advisory Council, and a member of the International Advisory Board of the China Europe International Business School, Shanghai. He is also an independent external member of the Financial Services Trade and Investment Board in the UK; and by invitation from the Prime Minister a British Business Ambassador.