Mark Surgenor has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Sri Lanka and the Maldives from December 1, 2021. He succeeds Mark Prothero, who retired from HSBC at the end of August. Prior to this new appointment, Mark Surgenor was HSBC's Group Head of Wealth Management, Wealth & Personal Banking. In that role, Mark was serving the wealth management needs of HSBC's clients up to the Private Bank across all markets in which HSBC operates. Mark Surgenor joined HSBC in 2009 and has undertaken leadership roles in Europe, Latin America and Asia encompassing Group, Region and Country Head positions. Prior to HSBC, Mark was at the Lloyds Banking Group where he held a number of senior positions across International Corporate and Retail Banking in the UK, the Middle East and Asia.