Gisela Boomgaarden
About Gisela Boomgaarden
Gisela Boomgaarden serves as the Director and Head of Asset Liability and Capital Management at HSBC, with extensive experience in balance sheet management across various roles. She has a strong academic background in Business Administration and Economics from Universität Passau and has contributed significantly to HSBC's operations in Europe.
Current Role at HSBC
Gisela Boomgaarden serves as the Director and Head of Asset Liability and Capital Management (ALCM) at HSBC since 2017. In this role, she oversees the management of the bank's assets and liabilities, ensuring optimal capital allocation and risk management. Additionally, she holds the position of Director, Head of Emerging Markets Balance Sheet Management, a role she has maintained since 2013. Her responsibilities include managing balance sheet strategies across emerging markets, focusing on enhancing financial performance and compliance.
Previous Experience at HSBC
Gisela Boomgaarden has extensive experience at HSBC, having worked in various capacities from 2006 to 2013. She began as an Assistant to the Management Board to the Head of Global Banking & Asset Management in Dusseldorf, Germany. She then advanced to Manager of Global Balance Sheet Management and subsequently served as Regional Manager for Balance Sheet Management EMEA in London. Her roles involved strategic oversight of balance sheet operations and management across multiple regions.
Consulting Experience
Before joining HSBC, Gisela Boomgaarden worked as a Consultant at Dr. Peter & Company AG in Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany, for 11 months in 2005. This role provided her with foundational consulting experience, contributing to her expertise in financial management and strategic planning.
Educational Background
Gisela Boomgaarden studied at Universität Passau, where she earned two diplomas: Diplom Betriebswirtin in Business Administration and Management, General, and Diplom Volkswirtin in Economics. Her studies spanned from 1999 to 2004, providing her with a strong academic foundation in both business and economic principles.
Key Achievements
Throughout her career at HSBC, Gisela Boomgaarden has led significant initiatives, including the migration to Google Cloud Services for liquidity reporting, which reduced processing time by 6 hours daily. She played a crucial role in executing EUR 5 billion of benchmark issuance for HSBC France in 2019, achieving this below budget and within limits. Additionally, she successfully integrated nine European entities into the French reporting processes as part of HSBC's Brexit preparations and restructured the capital base of HSBC France, contributing to a one-notch rating upgrade.