HSBC appoints Antonio Simoes as new global private bank head

FILE PHOTO: HSBC's building in Canary Wharf is seen behind a City of London sign outside Billingsgate Market in London, Britain, August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
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Hannah Mckay(Reuters)
LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC <HSBA.L> has appointed Antonio Simoes as its head of global private banking, succeeding Peter Boyles who is leaving the bank.
The change will become effective on January 1 next year, HSBC said on Monday.
HSBC said that James Emmett will take over from Simoes in his dual roles as head of its British business, HSBC Bank plc, and Chief Executive for Europe.
(Reporting by Lawrence White, editing by Louise Heavens)