HSBC appoints insider Noel Quinn as chief executive

LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC said on Tuesday it appointed Noel Quinn as chief executive officer, effective immediately, ending a search ongoing since last August when Chairman Mark Tucker ousted John Flint in a shock move. Quinn, who joined HSBC in 1987 and had been interim CEO, takes the full-time job following media reports that Tucker had been seeking to hire external candidates, including Unicredit boss Jean Pierre Mustier."Noel has proven to be the outstanding candidate to take on a role..