John Malcolm Gray

John Malcolm Gray, CBE (28 July 1934 - 19 November 2009) was a Scottish businessman and the former chairman and chief executive of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hong Kong from 1993 until his retirement in 1996.^[1]^[2] He was the third generation of his family to work for the organisation.^[3] Gray was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1996.^[3]

Background

John Malcolm Gray was born in Hong Kong on 28 July 1934.^[3] At the beginning of the Second World War, Samuel Gray, his father, was manager of the bank in Calcutta.^[3] He sent his family to Australia for safety.^[3] Gray was educated in Australia and at Strathallan School in Perthshire, Scotland.^[3]

Gray's family connection with the HSBC began in 1883 when his great uncle joined the Hongkong Bank serving as its agent in Hankow.^[3] His father joined the bank in 1914 and his great uncle in 1920, all of whom would become bank managers.^[3]

Career

Gray joined the London branch of the bank as a trainee in 1952 before moving out to Hong Kong in 1956.^[4] Further postings with the bank led him to India, Malaysia, Brunei, France and Germany.^[3] In 1979 Gray was appointed as chief accountant closely followed by several promotions in the early eighties to executive director and subsequently deputy chairman of the bank.^[3] During this time he also served as chairman of James Capel, the newly acquired stockbroking arm of the organisation.^[3] In 1992 he was appointed a director of the recently founded HSBC Holdings in London.^[3]^[5]

Further appointments

Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong;^[3]
Chairman of the Hong Kong Port Development Board;^[3]
Chairman of the Hong Kong Club;^[3]
Deputy chairman of Harvey Nichols;^[3]^[6]
Director of the World Maritime shipping group;^[3]
Appointed a CBE in 1996.^[3]

Awards

Friendship Award (China) 2016

References

^ "Inside the World's Most Profitable Bank". The New York Times. 21 August 1994. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
^ "HSBC sticks to the inside track". The Independent. 24 May 1995. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "John Gray". The Daily Telegraph. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
^ "Banker praises ex-HSBC chief". South China Morning Post. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
^ "HSBC Holdings PLC". www.webb-site.com. 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
^ "Stock offer at retailer is rejected by minority". The New York Times. 12 November 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2012.

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[nytimes-1] "Inside the World's Most Profitable Bank". The New York Times. 21 August 1994. Retrieved 9 November 2012.

[indie-2] "HSBC sticks to the inside track". The Independent. 24 May 1995. Retrieved 9 November 2012.

[telegraph-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "John Gray". The Daily Telegraph. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2012.

[scmp-4] "Banker praises ex-HSBC chief". South China Morning Post. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

[hsbc-5] "HSBC Holdings PLC". www.webb-site.com. 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.

[ny2-6] "Stock offer at retailer is rejected by minority". The New York Times. 12 November 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2012.

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