Doha: HSBC Qatar has appointed Laura Dunn (pictured) as Chief Operating Officer (COO), the first woman to be appointed in this role at HSBC in Qatar.
“I am very pleased with Laura’s appointment as the Chief Operating Officer in Qatar. Laura has extensive experience in banking and finance, especially in banking operations and will add tremendous value to the senior leadership of the bank,” said Abdul Hakeem Mostafawi, CEO of HSBC in Qatar.
Dunn started her career in banking and finance in 2005 as market risk manager with Dresdner Kleinwort Investment Bank and by 2017 she was the Chief Operating Officer for Global Transaction Banking Finance at Deutsche Bank in Germany. She joined HSBC in Qatar in 2019 as Country Head of Operations where she played an important role in leading and managing the operations during the most difficult period of COVID-19.
“I am honored to take this role as Chief Operating Officer for HSBC in Qatar and look forward to leading this talented team of experts to continue the best service delivery for our customers,” said Dunn. “In spite of the challenges over the past 15 months we have delivered smooth operations and uninterrupted service to our customers,” she added.
HSBC has been in Qatar since 1954 and offers a full suite of products in Qatar. The bank officially opened the first digitally focused branch in Msheireb at the end of 2020 to ensure seamless, fast and secure services to all its customers.
HSBC is the largest and most widely represented international banking organisation in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT), with a presence in nine countries across the region including Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
