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António Simões (executive)

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António Simões
Born12 March 1975 (1975-03-12) (age 50)
Portugal
NationalityPortuguese, British
Alma mater
OccupationFinancial services executive
Years active1997–present
EmployerLegal & General
Titlegroup chief executive

António Pedro dos Santos Simões (born 12 March 1975) 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.

Early life

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Simões was born on 12 March 1975 in Portugal. He was raised in Almada where he was educated at Frei Luis de Sousa.[2] He graduated at the top of his class from the Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon with a degree in economics. He later earned an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York City, which included a semester at Bocconi University in Milan.[2][3][4]

Career

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HSBC

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Simões joined HSBC in 2007 after working at Goldman Sachs and spending 10 years at McKinsey, where he was a partner.[5][6][7][8]

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.[9]

On 1 September 2015, Simões was appointed the chief executive of HSBC Bank plc and chief executive of Europe.[10]

He was made chief executive for global private banking with effect from 1 January 2019.[11]

Santander

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In 2020 he joined Banco Santander as Regional Head of Europe.[12] He was made Chief Executive of Santander Spain in 2021, together with his existing responsibilities as Regional Head of Europe.[13]

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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.[14]

Other activities

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In 2009, he was appointed a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.[15]

He is a vocal campaigner on youth unemployment issues and has been involved with the King's Trust since 2012. He became a trustee of Prince's Trust International (now the King's Trust) in 2018.[16][17]

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.[18]

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.[19] He joined the practitioner panel of the Prudential Regulations Authority in November 2013.[20]

In 2015 he was on a steering committee set up to review a possible merger of some trade associations in the UK banking sector.[21]

In April 2015, he joined the Banking Standards Board as practitioner member.[22]

Personal life

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Simões is openly gay and is married to Tomas. They have two children.[2]

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.[23] OUTstanding in Business together with the Financial Times nominated him as the most inspiring LGBT senior business executive in October 2013.[24] As part of the European Diversity Awards 2013, he was also awarded the Diversity Champion of the Year.[25]

References

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  1. ^ "António Simões joins Legal & General".
  2. ^ a b c Treanor, Jill (19 January 2025). "Antonio Simoes: L&G's £1 trillion man who's talking up the City". The Sunday Times.
  3. ^ "Nova School of Business and Economics". Archived from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  4. ^ Abajo, Carlo Gomez (16 May 2020). "António Simões, un portugués con instinto precoz para la banca" [António Simões, a Portuguese with a precocious instinct for banking]. Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  5. ^ Rankin, Jennifer (18 January 2015). "HSBC's António Simões says being gay was key to career success". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.
  6. ^ "HSBC News". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  7. ^ "L&G picks Santander's António Simões to succeed Sir Nigel Wilson as CEO". FN London. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  8. ^ "'When the morphine wore off, I realised I had outed myself': senior executives share their stories for Pride". Financial Times. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  9. ^ HSBC. "Annual statements – HSBC plc". Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
  10. ^ "Announcement - Appointment of Antonio Simoes as CEO of HSBC Bank PLC". Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  11. ^ "Antonio Simoes | HSBC Holdings plc". HSBC.com. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  12. ^ "Santander hires HSBC executive António Simões to run Europe". FT.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  13. ^ "L&G hires Santander's European head as its new chief executive".
  14. ^ "Legal & General Names Antonio Simoes as Chief Executive Officer". Bloomberg. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  15. ^ "World Economic Forum Profile". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Princess Trust". Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  17. ^ Warrell, Helen (12 February 2014). "City leaders call for talented maths graduates to teach". Financial Times.
  18. ^ "Home". Conselho da Diáspora Portuguesa.
  19. ^ "FCA Practitioner Panel". 23 July 2015.
  20. ^ "Bank of England".
  21. ^ "Libor Lawsuits Cloud Bank Body Merger Plan". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  22. ^ Partington, Richard (1 April 2015). "HSBC's Simoes, Citi's Bardrick Join U.K. Banking Standards Board". Bloomberg News.
  23. ^ "The Out At Work Telegraph Top 50 LGBT Executives In Business - Home". Archived from the original on 2015-01-21.
  24. ^ "Who's who: Top 50 OUTstanding in Business List". Financial Times. 22 October 2013.
  25. ^ "Celebrating Diversity & Inclusion | European Diversity Awards". EDA2021.
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