HSBC's Cowper-Coles to exit after deploring UK's stance on China - Bloomberg News

HSBC Holdings Plc's head of public affairs Sherard Cowper-Coles will step down shortly after making controversial comments about the British government's handling of its relationship with China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

Sherard Cowper-Coles will leave the UK lender next month, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.