HSBC has added to its senior leadership team with the appointment of Rachel Sault as Chief Operating Officer for the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
Based in Jersey, Rachel (pictured) will in her new role support the development and implementation of the Bank’s business strategy and key objectives across the islands, while also overseeing the day-to-day operational activities and ensuring operational resilience and integrity in Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man.
She also becomes a member of HSBC’s CIIOM Country Executive Committee (ExCo).
Rachel has a wealth of experience having joined HSBC in 2006, since when she has enjoyed an international career working in major financial centres such as Singapore, Hong Kong, USA, UK, Australia and the UAE. She has gained considerable expertise during this time, having undertaken roles within commercial banking, global trade and digital business services, with a more recent focus on data, operations, transformation, non-financial risk and regulatory engagement.
Most recently, Rachel was Regional Head of Transformation and Interim Regional Head of Data, for the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT), where she led a number of regulatory transformation programmes.
Warwick Long, CEO, HSBC, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, welcomed Rachel to the team and said: “Rachel has, over the course of almost two decades, built an impressive career spanning a number of major international finance centres while honing her skills across multiple service lines. Her breadth of knowledge combined with her practical operational expertise will play a critical role in supporting our strategic objectives here in the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.”
