Elhedery began his career in banking with in Tokyo in 1997. He then worked for
Goldman Sachs from 2001 to 2005, before joining
HSBC. Elhedery was head of the bank in the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey from 2016 to 2019. Elhedery, who speaks fluent Arabic, French, English, German, Spanish, and proficient Japanese, took a six-month sabbatical to learn Mandarin in 2022. Elhedery succeeded
Noel Quinn as group
CEO of HSBC in September 2024. As of February 2025, Elhedery was earning a total of $6.8 million in annual compensation from HSBC. ==References==