HSBC has appointed Kate Morton as General Counsel for the Channel Islands and Isle of Man, based in Jersey.
In her new role, Kate will oversee the legal frameworks and manage the legal risks across the bank’s operations in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.
Having been with HSBC for more than 20 years, Kate has worked across multiple locations, including various regions of the UK and Asia.
She has supported a broad range of divisions, including commercial banking, cash management and, for the past 14 years, wealth and personal banking.
Kate has most recently been based in Hong Kong, where she was responsible for managing the legal risk surrounding the distribution of products to retail customers in 10 countries across the Asia Pacific region.
While there, she also ran a project to simplify customer-facing legal terms.