Peter Wong (banker)
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Peter Wong Tung-shun, JP
( born 1951, Hong Kong
) is the General Manager
of HSBC Group and the CEO of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Asia-Pacific. He holds a master’s degree in computer science
and another master’s degree in marketing
and finance
from the Indiana University
of the United States
.
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( born 1951, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
) is the General Manager
General manager
General manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...
of HSBC Group and the CEO of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Asia-Pacific. He holds a master’s degree in computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
and another master’s degree in marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
and finance
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
from the Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
of the United States
United States
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.
Biography
- 1980: Joined CitibankCitibankCitibank, a major international bank, is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York...
and served as Deputy Financial Controller, Director of Business DevelopmentBusiness developmentA subset of the field of commerce, business development comprises a number of techniques and responsibilities which aim at:1. Researching new types of business/products/services with an emphasis on identifying gaps in the mitigation of needs of potential clients .2. Attracting new customers3...
, Assistant Managing Director and Director of Banking Business. - 1996: Appointed as the Director of Operating, Services, and Sales for North AsiaNorth AsiaNorth Asia or Northern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the Asian portion of Russia.The Phillips Illustrated Atlas of the World 1988 defines it as being most of the former USSR, the part that is to the east of the Ural Mountains...
of Citibank - 1997: Joined Standard Chartered BankStandard Chartered BankStandard Chartered PLC is a multinational financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom with operations in more than seventy countries...
and served as Director of Personal Banking for Hong Kong and China - 2000: Appointed as Chief Executive for Hong Kong of Standard Chartered Bank
- 2002: Appointed as Director of Greater ChinaGreater ChinaGreater China is a term used to refer to mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. As a "phrase of the moment", the precise meaning is not entirely clear, and people may use it for only the commercial ties, only the cultural actions, or even as a euphemism for the Two Chinas, while others may...
of Standard Chartered Bank - 2005: Joined HSBC and served as General Manager of HSBC Group and an executive director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
- 2010: Appointed as the first Chinese CEO of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation