HSBC Holdings Plc has appointed Danielle Johnson as global head of Institutional Client Group (ICG) within the Global Banking and Markets business, effective as of June 3, 2024. Johnson had been with the American investment bank for about 20 years. In her new role, Johnson would be responsible for strengthening the coverage of institutional clients, and is to especially focus on Western-headquartered customers who conduct business globally.

Based in New York City, she will report to Lisa McGeough and Gerry Keefe, co-heads of Global Banking Coverage. Johnson was most recently with Galaxy Digital, where she served as head of Global Distribution Private Capital Markets. Prior to Galaxy Digital, she served as a senior relationship manager and co-head of Americas Equities at Credit Suisse, as well as head of Venture Capital Coverage.

Earlier, she spent over 20 years at Goldman Sachs, where she served as a senior relationship manager covering asset managers, hedge funds, and banks, and also as co-head of US Equity Sales.