(16 August 2010 − Australia) HSBC has appointed two senior bankers to its Personal Financial Services business in Australia.Davis Walker, who joined the bank in 2005 and has held positions in strategy, operations and mortgages, has been appointed head of Credit Cards and Retail Alliances.
Prior to joining the bank Mr Walker worked for National Australia Bank in a variety of international banking roles.
Also bringing to the global bank a wealth of knowledge is Alice Del Vecchio who has been appointed head of Mortgages.
Ms Del Vecchio was previously head of Mortgages and Operations at Aussie Group, joining Aussie in2003 and becoming national head of Alliances and Distribution in 2004.
Graham Heunis, head of Personal Financial Services for HSBC Australia said that the bank’s retail banking strategy is focused on bringing the best of HSBC’s international products and services to the Australian market and establishing main-bank relationships with customers holding multiple products. Credit cards and mortgages are central to this strategy.
Alice Del Vecchio replaces John Lane, who has been appointed head of Strategy and Planning for Personal Financial Services and David Walker replaces Keith Lewis, who has been appointed head of Sales and Service for Personal Financial Services.