HSBC has appointed Patrick Gallagher, CEO of HSBC Bahrain, as the new CEO of HSBC Sri Lanka and Maldives with effect from April 30, 2013, subject to regulatory approval.

Gallagher who will be replacing Nick Nicolaou joined HSBC in 1989 and has worked in a variety of corporate banking roles in Hong Kong, Switzerland, Vietnam, Indonesia and the UK.

He was appointed to his present role as CEO of HSBC Bahrain in November 2009