Ann Almeida

Ann Almeida is Chairperson of Fajr Capital’s HR Committee. She was previously the Group Managing Director, on the Group Management Board and Group Head of Human Resources & Corporate Sustainability of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC Group) until her retirement in May 2015. She spent 23 years at HSBC in various HR leadership roles. Prior to HSBC, she was at Merrill Lynch and her early career spanned management consultancy and chartered accountancy. As well as serving as Chairperson of the HR, Compensation and Nomination Committee of the Board of Fajr Capital Holdings Limited, Ann is Chairperson of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board of Jadwa Investments and a trustee director of Asia House. Ann has an MBA from Imperial College London and an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge.