Finance

Who’s in the Running for HSBC’s Top Job

  • Analyst sees CFO Georges Elhedery among internal candidates
  • Noel Quinn plans to step down after five years in charge
HSBC CEO Quinn Unexpectedly Steps DownPhotographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
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One of the biggest banking jobs is up for grabs after Noel Quinn’s decision to step down from HSBC Holdings Plc.

The task of replacing the chief executive officer falls — again — to Chairman Mark Tucker with a formal process already under way to find a successor. Both internal and external candidates will be considered, the bank said in a statementBloomberg Terminal Tuesday.