Irene
Dorner
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Taylor Wimpey plc (United Kingdom)
Born on December 5, 1954
British nationality
Mrs. Irene Dorner graduated with a Master of Arts in Jurisprudence from St. Anne’s College, Oxford (United Kingdom) and qualified as a Barrister-at-Law (College of Law, London) and then became in-house counsel for Citibank N.A. In 1986, she joined Samuel Montagu as Head of the Legal Department and, following the HSBC acquisition of Midland Bank in 1992, became Head of Strategic Planning at Midland Bank. She then held various senior front line and support function roles in Midland Global Markets and HSBC Bank. In early 2007, she became Deputy Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of HSBC in Malaysia. From 2010 to 2014, she was Chief Executive Officer & President of HSBC USA. Whilst in this role, American Banker elected her the first most powerful woman in the banking sector. She was also Group Managing Director of HSBC Holdings (United Kingdom) and member of the HSBC Group Management Board. In 2014, Mrs . Irene Dorner retired from HSBC. From March 1, 2018 to October 15, 2018, Mrs. Irene Dorner was Chairwoman of Virgin Money (United Kingdom). Since January 26, 2020, she has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Taylor Wimpey plc (United Kingdom).