António Simões (executive)
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António Simões | |
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| Nationality | Portuguese, British |
| Alma mater | Nova School of Business and Economics, |
| Occupation | Financial Services Executive |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Employer | Legal & General |
| Title | group chief executive |
António Pedro dos Santos Simões is a financial services executive. He joined Legal & General as group chief executive in January 2024, succeeding Nigel Wilson.[1]
He was previously regional manager for Europe at Banco Santander and had worked for HSBC for twelve years in both London and Hong Kong.
Education
[edit]Simões attended the Nova School of Business & Economics in Lisbon.[2]
Career
[edit]Career with HSBC
[edit]Simões joined HSBC in 2007.[3]
On 1 November 2012, he was appointed chief executive of HSBC in the UK and deputy chief executive of HSBC Bank plc, the group's principal UK and continental European subsidiary.[4]
On 1 September 2015, Simões was appointed the chief executive of HSBC Bank plc and chief executive of Europe.[5]
He was made chief executive for global private banking with effect from 1 January 2019.[6]
Career with Santander
[edit]In 2020 he joined Banco Santander as regional manager for Europe.[7][better source needed] He was made chief executive of Santander Spain in 2021, together with his existing responsibilities as Regional Head of Europe.[citation needed]
Career with Legal & General
[edit]Simões took up post as group chief executive at Legal & General on 1 January 2024 and joined the board of Legal & General Group plc on appointment.[8]
Commitments
[edit]He is a vocal campaigner on youth unemployment issues and has been involved with the Prince's Trust since 2012. He became a trustee of Prince's Trust International in 2018.[9][10]
In 2012, he was invited to be a founding member of Conselho da Diáspora Portuguesa (World Portuguese Network), a group of Portuguese people living abroad advising the Portuguese presidency.[11]
He was a member of the practitioner panel of the Financial Conduct Authority from July 2013 and was chair of the panel from August 2015 until August 2017.[12] He joined the practitioner panel of the Prudential Regulations Authority in November 2013.[13]
In 2015 he was on a steering committee set up to review a possible merger of some trade associations in the UK banking sector.[14]
In April 2015, he joined the Banking Standards Board as practitioner member.[15]
Personal life
[edit]He has contributed to several books, including Lord Browne's The Glass Closet and Stephen Frost's The Inclusion Imperative. In January 2015 Simões came first at the Out at Work & Telegraph Top 50 LGBT Executives list, which celebrates individuals making a difference at the workplace.[16] OUTstanding in Business together with the Financial Times nominated him as the most inspiring LGBT senior business executive in October 2013.[17] As part of the European Diversity Awards 2013, he was also awarded the Diversity Champion of the Year.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "António Simões joins Legal & General".
- ^ "Nova School of Business and Economics". Archived from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ "HSBC News". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ HSBC. "Annual statements – HSBC plc".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Announcement - Appointment of Antonio Simoes as CEO of HSBC Bank PLC". Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- ^ "Antonio Simoes | HSBC Holdings plc". HSBC.com. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ^ "Banco Santander appoints António Simões as regional head of Europe".
- ^ "Legal & General Names Antonio Simoes as Chief Executive Officer". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Princess Trust". Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ Warrell, Helen (12 February 2014). "City leaders call for talented maths graduates to teach". Financial Times.
- ^ "Home". Conselho da Diáspora Portuguesa.
- ^ "FCA Practitioner Panel". 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Bank of England".
- ^ "Libor Lawsuits Cloud Bank Body Merger Plan". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ http://www.bankingstandardsreview.org.uk/the-board[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Out At Work Telegraph Top 50 LGBT Executives In Business - Home". Archived from the original on 2015-01-21.
- ^ "Who's who: Top 50 OUTstanding in Business List". Financial Times. 22 October 2013.
- ^ "Celebrating Diversity & Inclusion | European Diversity Awards". EDA2021.
External links
[edit]- Symposium in Hong Kong with Antonio Simoes presented by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University on Sunday, May 22, 2011
- Antonio Simoes on Diversity and Inclusion - HSBCNow coverage
- Unlocking Growth with Digital - Panel at WEF 2014 hosted by Accenture
- Martina Navratilova and Antonio Simoes on Coming Out and LGBT Rights - HSBC NOW
- Speaker at EUROut Conference at LBS - Twitter Coverage
- Guardian newspaper - HSBC's António Simões says being gay was key to career success