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HSBC appoints John McDonald as Chief Marketing Officer

John McDonald will be responsible for HSBC marketing, branding, client engagement across four business areas, including International Wealth and Premier Banking; Corporate and Institutional Banking; Hong Kong; and the UK.

John McDonald, CMO, HSBC | Image courtesy: UBSJohn McDonald, CMO, HSBC | Image courtesy: UBS

HSBC has appointed John McDonald as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) with effect 1 October 2025. McDonald was the Group CMO at Swiss-based multinational investment bank and financial services firm UBS.

In this newly created role, McDonald will bring together the Marketing and Brand functions across HSBC’s four primary businesses under unified leadership.

He will be responsible for shaping and delivering HSBC’s marketing, branding, client engagement across the bank’s four business areas of International Wealth and Premier Banking, Corporate and Institutional Banking, Hong Kong and the UK.

During his 25-year career as a global marketing leader, John has worked with the world’s leading


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