James ElwesCIO Hong Kong, HSBC APAC

Experienced executive with broad international exposure having lived and worked in seven countries across Asia, Middle East, Europe and North America. James' career has been both in sales (leading teams of commercial banking relationship manager) but also in strategy, operations & project management - skills that were enhanced through an MBA from London Business School.

Currently, as Operations and IT Director (COO) , he leads Technology, Operations and Corporate and Supplied Services across PT Bank HSBC Indonesia. He is responsible for proactively managing the cost base, leading a team of circa 500 colleagues and driving transformation across the bank.