John Michael Flint (born 1968) is a British banking businessman, who was chief executive (CEO) of HSBC Group from February 2018, having succeeded Stuart Gulliver. After serving for about 18 months, Flint announced on 5 August 2019 that he would be stepping down from the position, after a mutual agreement with the board.[1][2] He is the chief executive of the UK Infrastructure Bank.[3]
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Born | John Michael Flint 1968 (age 55–56) Yorkshire, England |
Education | Giggleswick School |
Alma mater | Portsmouth University |
Occupation | Banker |
Years active | 1989 – present |
Known for | Former CEO of HSBC |
Title | CEO, UK Infrastructure Bank |
Term | February 2018 – August 2019 |
Predecessor | Stuart Gulliver |
Successor | Noel Quinn |
Children | 2 |
Flint was born in Yorkshire in 1968.[4] He was educated at Dhahran Academy and Giggleswick School.[5] Flint grew up in Yorkshire in the early 1970s before moving to Saudi Arabia at the age of 7 where he attended elementary school when his father was a university professor. He returned to Yorkshire to go to boarding school.[6] He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the Portsmouth Polytechnic.[5]
He joined HSBC in 1989 as international officer, and spent 14 years developing markets in Asia. In 2004, he integrated all of HSBC's investment activities under HSBC Global Asset Management umbrella.[7] In 2006, Flint was promoted Group Treasurer, and Deputy Head of Global Markets and Head of Global Markets MENA in 2008.[8] In 2010, Flint became the CEO of HSBC Global Asset Management.[9] In 2012, he was named chief of staff to the group's CEO, in charge of strategy and planning.[10] In January 2013, Flint became a managing director of HSBC and CEO of retail banking and wealth management (RBWM).[11]
In October 2017, Flint was named CEO-designate of HSBC, and took over from Stuart Gulliver on 21 February 2018.[1][2][12]
On 5 August 2019, he immediately ceased his day-to-day operations at the bank after mutual agreement with the board. His interim successor was named as Noel Quinn.[13] No official reasons for this move were presented.[13]
In September 2021, Flint was announced as the first permanent chief executive of the UK Infrastructure Bank, where he leads the organisation to support regional growth.[3][14]
Flint is married with two children.[5]