Mike Geoghegan gave his life to HSBC. But the bank did not give him the chairman’s role many wrongly thought he craved. In his final interview as chief executive of one of the banks that performed best through the financial crisis, Geoghegan explains the circumstances of his departure, highlights the challenges facing both HSBC and the global banking industry at large, and reflects on a career that mirrored the globalization of financial services. Lucy McNulty reports.
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