HSBC has promoted Neha Ghai to Director, Global Private Bank, in Dubai, effective November 2026. Ghai has spent more than 19 years with the bank, progressing through wealth management and international banking leadership roles across the MENA region.
The appointment follows her tenure as Head of International Hub for HSBC International Wealth and Personal Banking in the MENA region. She held that position from January 2025 to October 2026.
Neha Ghai’s career progression at HSBC
Ghai joined HSBC in August 2007 as a Premier Wealth Relationship Manager, managing the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) portfolio in Dubai. She held the position until September 2012.
She then became Senior Premier Wealth Relationship Manager in October 2012. After nearly three years, she moved into the role of Premier Wealth Sales Manager for Jumeirah and Jebel Ali branches in July 2015.
In August 2019, Ghai took charge as Regional Head, Overseas Indian, for the MENA region. She held the position for three years before becoming Head of NRI, MENA Region, in August 2022.
Her responsibilities expanded further in January 2025, when she became Head of International Hub for HSBC International Wealth and Personal Banking across MENA. She held the position until October 2026.
Ghai’s latest promotion places her in the Director role within HSBC’s Global Private Bank in Dubai.
Wealth management and international banking experience
Ghai’s career at HSBC spans relationship management, wealth and portfolio management, sales leadership, international banking and business development.
Her experience includes serving customers through the bank’s NRI and overseas Indian businesses across the Middle East. She also brings experience in customer lifecycle management and people management.
Before joining HSBC, Ghai worked at Dawnay Day AV Securities as a Manager from July 2006 to July 2007. Earlier, she served as an Account Manager at Motilal Oswal Financial Services between February and June 2006.
Ghai holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration in Accounting and Finance from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies. She completed the programme between 2004 and 2006. She also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Delhi University.
Her professional certifications include Level 3, ICWM. She has also been recognised three times as an HSBC Global Circle of Excellence winner, according to her professional profile.
HSBC’s leadership in global private banking
Ghai’s appointment adds to her progression through several wealth management and international banking roles within HSBC. Her experience spans nearly two decades of working with the bank’s customers and businesses across the MENA region.
Her career progression also reflects continuity in leadership across HSBC’s wealth and personal banking operations in the region.
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