John Malcolm Gray
John Malcolm Gray, CBE (28 July 1934 - 19 November 2009) was a Scottish businessman and the former Chairman and Chief Executive of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hong Kong from 1993 until his retirement in 1996.[1] [2] He was the third generation of his family to work for the organisation.[3] Gray was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1996. [3]
Background
John Malcolm Gray was born in Hong Kong on July 28th 1934.[3] At the beginning of the Second World War, Samuel Gray, his father, was manager of the bank in Calcutta.[3] He sent his family to Australia for safety.[3] Gray was educated in Australia and at Strathallan School in Perthshire, Scotland.[3]
Gray's family connection with the HSBC began in 1883 when his great uncle joined the Hongkong Bank serving as its agent in Hankow.[3] His father joined the bank in 1914 and his great uncle in 1920, all of whom would become bank managers.[3]
Career
Gray joined the London branch of the bank as a trainee in 1952 before moving out to Hong Kong in 1956.[4] Further postings with the bank led him to India, Malaysia, Brunei, France and Germany.[3] In 1979 Gray was appointed as Chief Accountant closely followed by several promotions in the early eighties to Executive Director and subsequently Deputy Chairman of the bank.[3] During this time he also served as Chairman of James Capel, the newly acquired stockbroking arm of the organisation.[3] In 1992 he was appointed a director of the recently founded HSBC Holdings in London.[3] [5]
Further appointments
- Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong;[3]
- Chairman of the Hong Kong Port Development Board;[3]
- Chairman of the Hong Kong Club;[3]
- Deputy Chairman of Harvey Nichols;[3] [6]
- Director of the World Maritime shipping group;[3]
- Appointed a CBE in 1996.[3]
References
- ↑ "Inside the World's Most Profitable Bank". The New York Times. 21 August 1994. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ↑ "HSBC sticks to the inside track". The Independent. 24 May 1995. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 "John Gray". The Daily Telegraph. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ↑ "Banker praises ex-HSBC chief". South China Morning Post. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ↑ "HSBC Holdings PLC". Webb-site.com. 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ↑ "Stock offer at retailer is rejected by minority". The New York Times. 12 November 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2012.