Samir Assaf
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Samir Assaf | |
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 Assaf at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia in 2012 | |
| Born | June 20, 1960 |
| Occupation | CEO of HSBC Global Banking & Markets |
Samir Assaf (Arabic: سمير عساف; born 20 June 1960) is the CEO of HSBC Global Banking & Markets.
Life
He was born into a Maronite Lebanese family. Student of the Lebanese Maronite Father's College at Achrafieh, Samir Assaf moved to France during the Lebanese civil war in order to finish his studies. Thus, Samir Assaf took his first degree in economics and law, with a Master's Degree in Economics a Post Master's Degree in Banking & Finance from Sorbonne University and the Paris Institute of Political Studies. After leaving academia in 1987, he joined French oil giant Total in 1987, rising to head of treasury by the time he left in 1994.
HSBC
In 2000, Samir Assaf joined HSBC, following the UK bank’s acquisition of French commercial bank Crédit Commercial de France. At HSBC, he started as head of fixed income trading, Europe, and head of Global Markets HSBC France. In 2006 he was promoted to head of Global Markets for EMEA and in 2007 became deputy head of Global Markets. Assaf became head of Global Markets in January 2008 and a group general manager in May 2008.
In December 2010, Samir Assaf was appointed CEO of Global Banking and Markets.[1] Assaf also became a group managing director and joined the group management board with responsibility for Global Banking and Markets.
Samir Assaf is fluent in four languages: Arabic, English, French and Spanish.
References
- ^ Wilson, Harry (11 February 2010). "Incoming HSBC chief Stuart Gulliver names Samir Assaf as head of investment banking". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2012.