Georges Elhedery
Lebanese banker
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Georges Elhedery (born c. 1974) is a banker born in Lebanon. A French national, Elhedery has been the group chief executive (CEO) of HSBC since September 2024, when he succeeded Noel Quinn.
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Georges Elhedery | |
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Elhedery in 2025 | |
| Born | c. 1974[1] Beirut, Lebanon |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Employer | HSBC |
| Title | Group chief executive |
| Term | September 2024–present |
| Predecessor | Noel Quinn |
Early life and education
Elhedery was born c. 1974 in Beirut, Lebanon, and grew up during the Lebanese Civil War.[1][2] His father was a banker, and his mother a teacher.[2] He earned a degree in engineering at the École Polytechnique in Paris, followed by a postgraduate degree in statistics and economics from the École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Économique.[2][3] He interned in Germany with Caisse des dépôts et consignations, a French public sector financial institution.[4]
Career
Elhedery began his career in banking with Banque Paribas in Tokyo in 1997.[5] He then worked for Goldman Sachs from 2001 to 2005, before joining HSBC.[6]
Elhedery was head of the bank in the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey from 2016 to 2019.[1][7] Elhedery, who speaks fluent Arabic, French, English, German, Spanish, and proficient Japanese,[4][8] took a six-month sabbatical to learn Mandarin in 2022.[6] He returned to HSBC as its chief financial officer from 2023 to 2024.[1][9] Elhedery succeeded Noel Quinn as group CEO of HSBC in September 2024.[2] Following his appointment, Elhedery restructured HSBC into four units and refocused its investment banking on Asia.[10][11] As of February 2025, Elhedery was earning a total of $6.8 million in annual compensation from HSBC.[12]
In May 2026, Georges Elhedery stated that artificial intelligence would significantly reshape banking operations as the sector began reducing some administrative roles.[13]