We move on to talk holidays; his favourite holiday spot is the seaside resort of La Paz in Mexican Vaja California. We talk food and his fondness for good Thai and Indian curries; of family and his home in Scotland, where his mother lives; and of his alma mater University of Edinburgh, where his three younger sons studied as well. But Flockhart draws the line at religion or politics: “I like to think I’m a banker and prefer to stay in the banking space,” he says with an air of quiet finality.
And then it’s time for Flockhart to rush back, check out from the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, and take the long drive north to Mumbai airport, and from there to Hong Kong, where the family will shortly be converging for the Christmas holidays.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Sandy (Alexander) Flockhart
Born: 22 December 1951, Edinburgh (Scotland)
Education: LLB, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1974
Work Profile: Joined HSBC after graduation; CEO, HSBC Thailand, 1992-94; deputy managing director, Saudi British Bank (HSBC’s 40% owned associate bank), 1995; managing director, Saudi British Bank, 1997; managed personal and commercial banking for HSBC in the US, Panama and Mexico, 1999-2002; CEO, HSBC Mexico, 2002-06; group managing director, HSBC Latin America, 2006-July 2007; CEO and global head, commercial banking, HSBC, July onward
Favourite Gadget: Good Italian coffee maker
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