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David Eldon

David Gordon Eldon CBE ( , born 1945) is the former chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. He retired in May 2005, after spending 37 years with HSBC Group, but made a return to banking in 2011 as non-executive chairman of HSBC Bank Middle East Limited. He stepped down from the role on April 30, 2021 and served as non-executive deputy chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from June 2021 to June 2026. He has now accepted the role as Adviser to the Board.

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David Gordon Eldon CBE ( , born 1945) is the former chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. He retired in May 2005, after spending 37 years with HSBC Group, but made a return to banking in 2011 as non-executive chairman of HSBC Bank Middle East Limited. He stepped down from the role on April 30, 2021 and served as non-executive deputy chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from June 2021 to June 2026. He has now accepted the role as Adviser to the Board.

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  1. date of birth: 1945 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1945". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357937894

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