HSBC Bank Middle East makes senior management appointment

Notes and media contacts

About HSBC in the Middle East:

HSBC is the largest and most widely represented international bank in the Middle East. HSBC Bank Middle East Limited has 44 branches throughout the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan and the Palestinian Autonomous Area. In addition to the branch network, the bank maintains representative offices in Tehran, Iran and Tripoli, Libya. This extensive regional coverage is strengthened by another member of the HSBC Group, HSBC Bank Egypt SAE, and by its associated companies: The Saudi British Bank; British Arab Commercial Bank Limited; HSBC Saudi Arabia Limited; SABB Securities Limited; SABB Takaful Co.; and Dar Es Saalam Investment Bank.

About HSBC Holdings plc:

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in London. The Group serves customers worldwide from more than [9,500] offices in [85] countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. With assets of [$2,547bn at 30 June 2008], HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations. HSBC is marketed worldwide as 'the world's local bank'.

Media enquiries:

Andrea Jaishankar
Manager Communications
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
Tel: +971 4 3906639

Mai S Salem
Communications & Media Relations Officer
Qatar Communications Dept. Grand Hamad Branch
P.O. Box 57, Doha, State of Qatar
Tel: 4254156
Fax: 4254163