FORM 6-K
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of
 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
 
For the month of April 2018
 
HSBC Holdings plc
 
42nd Floor, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England
 
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F).
 
Form 20-F X Form 40-F  
 
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
 
Yes  No X
 
(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-   ).
 
 
 
  
 
 
20 April 2018                            
HSBC Holdings plc
 
HSBC Board Change of Responsibilities
 
On 22 February 2018, HSBC Holdings plc (the "Company" or "HSBC") announced that Phillip Ameen, Joachim Faber and John Lipsky will retire from the Board of HSBC at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting later today ("2018 AGM").
 
As a consequence of their retirement, the Board has approved the following changes to the composition of its principal committees which will take effect from the conclusion of the 2018 AGM:
 
·     Pauline van der Meer Mohr and Jonathan Symonds will be appointed as additional members of the Group Risk Committee;
 
·     Irene Lee will be appointed as an additional member of the Group Remuneration Committee;
 
·     Kathleen Casey will retire from the Financial System Vulnerabilities Committee to be succeeded by Laura Cha; and
 
·     All of the independent non-executive Directors will become members of the Nomination & Corporate Governance Committee.
 
Accordingly, at the conclusion of the 2018 AGM, the composition of the principal Board committees will be as follows:
 
Group Audit Committee
Group Risk Committee
Group Remuneration Committee
Nomination & Corporate Governance Committee*
Financial System Vulnerabilities Committee**
Jonathan Symonds (Chairman)
 
Kathleen Casey
 
David Nish
 
 
 
Jackson Tai (Chairman)
 
Heidi Miller
 
Jonathan Symonds
 
Pauline van der Meer Mohr
 
 
 
 
 
Pauline van der Meer Mohr (Chairman)
 
Henri de Castries
 
David Nish
 
Irene Lee
 
 
Mark Tucker (Chairman)
 
Laura Cha
 
Jonathan Symonds
 
Pauline van der Meer Mohr
 
Kathleen Casey
 
Henri de Castries
 
Lord Evans of Weardale
 
Irene Lee
 
Heidi Miller
 
David Nish
 
Jackson Tai
 
*formerly Nomination Committee
 
Lord Evans of Weardale (Chairman)
 
Jackson Tai
 
Laura Cha
 
**plus advisers, who are non-director members
 
 
For and on behalf of the Board
 
 
Ben J S Mathews
Group Company Secretary 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
HSBC Holdings plc
 
 
 
By:
 
Name: Ben J S Mathews
 
Title: Group Company Secretary
 
 
 
Date: 20 April 2018