HSBC Holdings Plc.

Age 57. Chief Executive Officer of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Global Head of Commercial Banking. An executive Director since 1 May 2008. Joined HSBC in 1974. Appointed a Group Managing Director in 2006. Appointed Vice Chairman and a Director of HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Limited on 24 November 2008. A Director of Hang Seng Bank Limited, HSBC Bank Australia Limited, HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited and Chairman of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad. President and Group Managing Director Latin America and the Caribbean from 2006 to July 2007. Chief Executive Officer, Mexico from 2002 to 2006. Senior Executive Vice-President, Commercial Banking, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. from 1999 to 2002. Managing Director of The Saudi British Bank from 1997 to 1999. Mr Flockhart is a career banker, being an emerging markets specialist with over 30 years' experience with HSBC across Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. In 2007 he was honoured with a CBE in recognition of his services to British business and charitable services and institutions in Mexico.

Age 58. Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive, HSBC Bank plc. A Group Managing Director since 2006. Joined HSBC Bank plc in 1971. Deputy Chief Executive of HSBC Bank plc from 2005 to 2006 and Chief Operating Officer from 2003 to 2005. Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad from 1999 to 2002.

Age 51. Chief Executive Officer, HSBC India. Joined HSBC in 2002. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2006.

Age 54. Group Managing Director, Strategic Investments. Chairman and Chief Executive of HSBC Bank Middle East Limited. A Group Managing Director since 2004. Joined HSBC in 1976. Deputy Chairman of HSBC Bank Egypt S.A.E. and a Director of HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) SA. Deputy Chairman of HSBC Bank Middle East Limited from May 2007 to 1 December 2008. President, HSBC Bank Brasil S.A. – Banco Múltiplo from 2003 to 2006. President and Chief Executive Officer of HSBC USA Inc. and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. from 1999 to 2003. President and Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Bank Canada from 1997 to 1999.

Age 48. Group Chief Technology and Services Officer. A Group Managing Director since 1 October 2008. Joined HSBC Finance in 1989. Group Chief Information Officer from 2004 to 30 September 2008. President of HSBC Technology and Services (USA) Inc. from 2003 to 2004. Group Executive for HSBC North America from 1993 to 2002. Managing Director of Data Processing, HFC Bank Limited from 1992 to 1993. Director of Banking Systems, HSBC North America from 1990 to 1992.

Age 55. An executive Director since 2004. Joined HSBC in 1973. Chairman of the Group Management Board. Chairman of HSBC Bank USA, N.A., HSBC Bank Canada, HSBC Latin America Holdings (UK) Limited and HSBC USA Inc. Deputy Chairman of HSBC Bank plc. A Director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, and HSBC North America Holdings Inc. Chief Executive of HSBC Bank plc from 2004 to 2006. Responsible for all of HSBC's business throughout South America from 2000 to 2003. President of HSBC Bank Brasil S.A. – Banco Múltiplo from 1997 to 2003. Mr Geoghegan is a career banker with over 35 years' international experience with HSBC. He has worked in the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. He established the Group's operations in Brazil in 1997 following the creation of Banco HSBC Bamerindus S.A and in 2003 he was honoured with a CBE in recognition of his contribution to British business interests in Brazil.

Age 51. Group Chief Accounting Officer. Joined HSBC in 1993. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2003.

Age 50. Group Managing Director, Insurance. A Group Managing Director since 2006. Joined HSBC in 1994. Chairman of HSBC Insurance Holdings Limited and Director of HSBC Insurance Brokers Limited since 16 January 2009. Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Group Private Banking from 1998 to 2006. Deputy Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. from 1996 to 1997.

Age 52. Group General Manager, Internal Audit. Joined HSBC in 1986. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2002.

Age 42. Global Head of Personal Financial Services and Marketing. Joined HSBC as a Group Managing Director in September 2007. Chairman of HSBC Bank A.S. since 6 January 2009. Formerly Managing Director, Asia Pacific at Reuters. Worldwide Chief Marketing Officer of Reuters between 2002 and 2005.

Age 58. Group Company Secretary. Appointed a Group General Manager in 2006. Joined HSBC in 1980. Company Secretary of HSBC Holdings plc since 1990. Chairman of the Disclosure Committee. A member of the Listing Authority Advisory Committee of the Financial Services Authority and of the Primary Markets Group of the London Stock Exchange. Corporation Secretary of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited from 1986 to 1992 and Company Secretary of HSBC Bank plc from 1994 to 1996.

Age 62. An Adviser to the Board since 1998. Solicitor. A former partner in Norton Rose. A Director of The Bank of Bermuda Limited and HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) SA. A non-executive Director of Kowloon Development Company Limited and Shui On Land Limited.

Age 63. Non-executive chairman of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. A non-executive Director since 2006. A member of the Remuneration Committee. A member of the Board of Trustees of The Fraser Institute and the Manning Centre for Building Democracy. A non-executive Director of HSBC Bank Canada from 1996 to 2006. Former appointments include: Founding President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of EnCana Corporation; Director of Alcan Inc. and Lafarge North America, Inc. Mr Morgan brings to the Board a background in technical, operational, financial and management positions and has led large international companies in the energy and engineering sectors. He has been recognised as Canada's most respected Chief Executive Officer in a national poll of Chief Executives. He is currently a business columnist for Canada's largest national newspaper.

Age 63. Non-executive Chairman of Hogg Robinson Group plc. A non-executive Director since 2005. A member of the Group Audit Committee and of the Remuneration Committee. A non-executive Director of Home Retail Group plc. A trustee of the Royal Academy Trust. Former appointments include: executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of GlaxoSmithKline plc; member of the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG; Chairman of The Hundred Group of Finance Directors and a member of the Accounting Standards Board. Mr Coombe brings to the Board a wealth of experience in international business, financial accounting and the pharmaceutical industry. As Chief Financial Officer of GlaxoSmithKline he had responsibility for the Group's financial operations globally. He is a Chartered Accountant and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Age 59. Chairman of John Swire & Sons Limited. A non-executive Director since 2005. A member of the Group Audit Committee and of the Nomination Committee. A non-executive Director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited from 1999 to 2004. A non-executive Director and former Chairman of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited and Swire Pacific Limited. A director of China Festival 2008. A trustee of the Dulwich Picture Gallery and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. A member of The Hong Kong Association, the Governing Body of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and of the Governing Board of the Courtauld Institute of Art. Awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government in 2008. Mr Hughes-Hallett brings to the Board a background in financial accounting and the management of a broad range of businesses in a number of international industries, including aviation, property, manufacturing and trading, in the United Kingdom, Far East and Australia. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Chief Executive Officer of the Carrefour Group Member of strategy Committee Date appointed: February 5, 2008. Term ending: 2011* Chief Executive Officer of the Carrefour Group since July 2008. After studying economics, José-Luis Durán began his career in 1987 at Arthur Andersen. After joining Pryca (a Carrefour subsidiary) in 1991, he worked as a management controller (1991-1994), then as management controller for Southern Europe (1994-1996), and subsequently as management controller for the Americas up until 1997. After serving as Chief Financial Officer for Pryca, he became Chief Financial Officer of Carrefour Spain in 1999. In April 2001, he was appointed as Carrefour’s Executive Vice President for Finance, Management, Organization and Systems, joining the Group's Executive Committee. On February 3, 2005, José-Luis Durán was appointed as a Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Carrefour Group. José-Luis Durán has been a Director of HSBC Holding plc since January 1, 2008.

Age 47. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Financial Times Group Limited. A non-executive Director since 2004. Chairman of the Group Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee. A Director of Pearson plc and Chairman of Interactive Data Corporation. A non-executive Director of The Economist Newspaper Limited. Former appointments include: Executive Vice President, Strategy and Group Control of Imperial Chemical Industries plc; and Finance Director of Pearson plc. Mrs Fairhead brings to the Board a wealth of experience in international industry, publishing, finance and general management. As the former Finance Director of Pearson plc she oversaw the day to day running of the finance function and was directly responsible for global financial reporting and control, tax and treasury. She has a Masters in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.

Safra A. Catz has been a President of Oracle Corporation since January 2004 and a Director since October 2001. She served as Oracle’s Chief Financial Officer from November 2005 to September 2008, as Executive Vice President from November 1999 to January 2004, and as Senior Vice President from April 1999 to October 1999. In May 2008, Ms. Catz was also appointed to a three-year term as member of the board of directors for HSBC Holdings plc, one of the world's largest banking and financial services organizations.

Sir Brian, age 63, has served as a director of NYSE Euronext and its predecessors since April, 2002. Previously, he was chairman of London International Financial Futures & Options Exchange (LIFFE) (United Kingdom), from 1985 to 1988 and from 1998 to 2003 (after the acquisition of LIFFE by Euronext), member of court of the Bank of Ireland from 1990 to 1999, director of the Financial Services Authority (United Kingdom) from 1986 to 1998, member and chairman of the International Advisory Board of Nasdaq (US) from 1995 to 1998, and governor-at-large of the National Association of Securities Dealers (US) from 1995 to 1998. He was also chairman of Gerrard Group plc (United Kingdom ) from 1989 to 1998, and director of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust plc (United Kingdom ) from 2002 to 2003, and a director of Resolution plc from 2004 to 2008. Currently Sir Brian is also chairman of Electra Private Equity plc (United Kingdom), chairman of MT Fund Management Ltd (United Kingdom), chairman of the Armed Forces Charities Advisory Company (United Kingdom), senior advisor of Fleming Family and Partners (United Kingdom), director of HSBC Holdings plc (United Kingdom), director of Climate Exchange plc (United Kingdom), director of Politeia (United Kingdom) and director of Live-Ex Limited (United Kingdom).

Age 60. Group Managing Director of Li & Fung Limited. A non-executive Director since 1998. Chairman of the Corporate Sustainability Committee. Non-executive Deputy Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. A non-executive Director of Integrated Distribution Services Group Limited, Convenience Retail Asia Limited and an independent non-executive Director of Shui On Land Limited and VTech Holdings Limited. Former appointments include: non-executive Director of Bank of Communications; Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce; the Hong Kong Exporters' Association; and the Hong Kong Committee for the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council. Awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government in 2008. Mr Fung brings to the Board 30 years' experience in running a major international conglomerate specialising in supply chain management through the borderless manufacturing of global consumer products. During his leadership the family business of Li & Fung has become one of the largest trading companies in Hong Kong with over 80 offices worldwide.