James Baxendale OBE

Managing Director, UK

James is a former British foreign services officer, where he served for 19 years in some of the most high-risk countries including in Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt. He also has extensive experience of multilateral institutions, having served in Geneva and Brussels.

James then joined HSBC as its Middle East adviser. He was a Managing Director in Operational Risk based in Dubai, Paris and London. He was responsible for fraud, investigations, cyber, business continuity and crisis management for Global Banking and Markets.

James was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2007. He speaks French.