HSBC Aileen Taylor

Banking organisation HSBC has appointed Aileen Taylor as group chief human resources and governance officer, effective from 1 October.

Taylor currently holds the role of group company secretary and chief governance officer and has a track record of more than 20 years of advising boards and executives in delivering strategy, simplification and transformation. Throughout her career, she has supported talent acquisition, training and development and succession planning at board and executive level.

She will be taking over from Elaine Arden, who after seven years in the role, has decided to step down. Arden helped to reset HSBC’s purpose, strategy and values, enhance the group’s talent identification and development capabilities, and to simplify and develop its performance culture.

Georges Elhedery, group chief executive officer designate at HSBC, said: “I am really looking forward to working with Aileen as we pursue the next phase of our growth. It has been a pleasure working with Elaine, I wish her every success in the future.”

Noel Quinn, group chief executive officer at HSBC, added: “I’d like to thank Elaine for her extraordinary dedication and service to the group over many years. I wish her well in her future endeavours.”