June 20 (Reuters) - HSBC said on Thursday it
had appointed Goldman Sachs veteran Danielle Johnson as the
global head of its institutional client group within the global
banking and markets business, effective June 3.
Johnson spent over 20 years at Goldman Sachs, where
she served as a senior relationship manager covering asset
managers, banks and hedge funds. She was also the co-head of
U.S. equity sales at the investment bank.
In her new role, Johnson will be responsible for
strengthening the coverage of institutional clients, with a
focus on Western-headquartered customers who conduct business
globally, the bank said in its release.
She will be based in New York City and report to Lisa
McGeough and Gerry Keefe, the co-heads of HSBC's global banking
coverage.
"Danielle's impressive experience in banking will be pivotal
as we focus on the highest-potential client partnerships to
deepen our institutional relationships and increase market
share," McGeough said.
Johnson joins HSBC after having served as the head of global
distribution and private capital markets at U.S. crypto
financial services firm Galaxy Digital.
Prior to this, she worked at Credit Suisse as a senior
relationship manager and co-head of Americas equities as well as
its head of venture capital coverage.
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru; Editing by
Shreya Biswas)