HSBC Appoints Lloyd Plenty to US Chief Risk Officer

HSBC USA announced that Lloyd Plenty has been appointed US Chief Risk Officer. He will join the bank in early September.

In this role, Plenty will be responsible for all aspects of risk management for HSBC in the United States. Plenty will report to Michael Roberts, CEO US and Americas, and Pam Kaur, Group Chief Risk and Compliance Officer.

“After a comprehensive search, we are thrilled for Lloyd to join HSBC,” said Roberts. “Lloyd’s well-rounded experience and strong leadership will be instrumental in taking our Risk organization into the future.”

Lloyd joins from BNP Paribas, where he served as Americas Chief Risk Officer for the Corporate & Institutional Bank and Asset Management, covering all financial and non-financial risk. In prior roles at the firm, he led risk management for the Securities Services, Wealth Management and Market Infrastructure businesses and served as Global Head of Control and Reporting for Capital Markets before becoming Head of Counterparty Risk and Financial Institutions for the Americas. Lloyd received his Bachelor of Science degree in Monetary Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.