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Diversity | Catalyst
Partner story
Steven Lee, group corporate
restructuring, HSBC
Graham Dobie, global risk
and control manager, HSBC
E
x-service personnel are
often overlooked in the
jobs market – a short-
sighted reality that was
put under the spotlight
when Alexander Mann Solutions met
with representatives from HSBC for
a roundtable discussion. Participants
included former members of the armed
forces, Graham Dobie, now a global
risk and control manager at HSBC,
and Steven Lee, who works in group
corporate structuring.
Stressing the value of employing
people from different walks of life
in order to encourage diversity
of thought, HSBC Digital’s global
resourcing manager Russ Faulkner
began by highlighting some of the
qualities commonly demonstrated by
ex-military, including ‘stickability’ and
clear communication. As confident
self-starters, they often suit financial
services, he said.
Dobie added that ex-military tend
to be “people people”, and have a
positive impact on the workforce.
However, Lee emphasised the inherent
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Russ Faulkner,
global resourcing
manager, HSBC Digital
Leveraging
the skills
of former
servicepeople
makes perfect
commercial
sense,
particularly
in financial
services.
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ex-military
personnel