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Paul J. Lawrence, age 45, joined the HUSI and HBUS Boards and was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of HUSI and HBUS as of February 21, 2007. Mr. Lawrence joined HSBC in 1982 and has held numerous positions in Asia and the United Kingdom. He was appointed Head of CIBM, North America for HUSI and HBUS as of October 1, 2006. Mr. Lawrence held the position of Chief Executive Officer, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Singapore from 2002 through September 2006 and, prior to that, served as Chief Executive Officer of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Philippines. Mr. Lawrence has been an HSBC Group General Manager since 2005. | 