Core Insights - HSBC has promoted 16 new Managing Directors (MDs) in its global investment banking team this year, highlighting a distinctive "senior culture" within the bank as some of the new MDs have been with HSBC for nearly 20 years [2][3] Group 1: Promotions and Tenure - The new MDs include Ajay D'Souza (Infrastructure Investment Banking, London, over 16 years at HSBC), Anand Somaiya (FIG DCM, London, 12 years), and Anaud Burkhalter (Strategic Equity and Financing, Paris, joined in 2021 from Deutsche Bank) [2] - Other notable promotions include Antoine da Courton (DCM), Ayush Jain (Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Coverage, India, 7 years), and David C Shultz (DCM, New York, 12 years) [2][3] - The list also features Ho Tin Wang (Leveraged and Acquisition Financing), Ido Givon (Private Capital Group, London, joined in 2018 from Nomura), and several others with significant tenure at HSBC [2][3] Group 2: Regional Representation - The promotions reflect a diverse geographical representation, with new MDs based in London, Paris, Dubai, Mexico, and Hong Kong, indicating HSBC's global reach in investment banking [2][3] - Notable regional leaders include Nour Safa (DCM, Dubai, 8 years) and Rita Korkmaz (Middle East and North Africa Leveraged and Acquisition Financing, nearly 15 years) [2][3] - Saurabh Gupta (Asian Transportation and Infrastructure Banker, Hong Kong, nearly 18 years) and Yamur Munoz (Debt and Equity Issuance, Mexico, 19 years) further emphasize the bank's commitment to regional expertise [2][3]