William Purves

Scottish banker

Sir William "Willie" Purves, (Chinese: 浦偉士, born 27 December 1931) was a Scottish banker until his retirement in 1998. He was the first Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings following the creation of a holding company to act as parent to The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and the Midland Bank following the former's acquisition of Midland in 1992.2

From Wikipedia’s article on William Purves (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 27, 1931.1

Companies

  • HSBCChief executive officer 1986 to 19933

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