HSBC Holdings Plc has made insurance executive Mark Tucker the preferred candidate to be chairman, replacing Douglas Flint, according to two people familiar with the decision, as Europe’s largest bank takes the first step to overhaul its top management team. Tucker, 59, chief executive officer of AIA Group Ltd. and former head of Prudential Plc, is in discussions with the bank, according to the people who asked not to be identified because the succession process is private.
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AIA, Manulife Said to Bid for SCB’s Thai Life Insurance Unit
AIA Group Ltd. and Manulife Financial Corp. are among bidders for Siam Commercial Bank Pcl’s life insurance operations in what could be the biggest-ever acquisition of a Southeast Asian insurer, people with knowledge of the matter said. Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi is partnering with Singapore’s Great Eastern Holdings Ltd. on a non-binding offer, while Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li’s FWD Group and, separately, Prudential Plc have also bid, according to the people.