‘I had the pleasure of working with Sharon at HSBC Securities Services between 2014 and 2023, Sharon was a very hardworking, knowledgeable and loyal colleague and one who I relied upon to help run the successful Asset Servicing team at HSBC. Sharon was excellent at balancing the high standards and needs of the business with maintaining the welfare of her staff.
During our time working together Sharon lead a team of highly experienced Corporate Actions experts in the UK Processing team and maintained the highest standards in one of the highest risk and complex areas of Securities Services, she set her team and herself the highest standards of performance which she met and exceed on a regular basis.
As well as maintaining the day-to-day operational processes, Sharon contributed significantly to transformation projects, involving process migration and implementing remote oversight of outsourced processes.
Sharon’s excellent eye for detail and industry knowledge also made her invaluable when systemic changes were needed, whether this was upgrades to processing platforms or new development of services to clients, Sharon could be relied upon to ensure the balance between the client need and the practicalities of business were equally considered.’
I have had the pleasure to have worked with Sharon for nearly 20 years, much of this time as my line manager. Sharon has always been extremely supportive, empathic and encouraging during this time and someone who is extremely trustworthy who I knew would always provide the right response.
Sharon is extremely professional and has always had an excellent working relationship with her colleagues. This is proven in Sharon’s impressive network which was formed through her hard work and dedication to her role. Sharon would often be the go-to person for many questions across the business due to her impressive knowledge and positive approach.
Sharon’s knowledge and expertise had a huge impact to the business over the years. Her contribution to project work was second to none, always showing commitment and attention to detail in her tasks. Sharon was the driving force behind many high profile projects, an example being the implementation of a new Asset Servicing Processing Platform and several off-shore migrations. Her hard work and dedication always produced a successful and smooth implementation.
I am very lucky to have worked with Sharon and know she would be an asset in any future workplace.
‘I have worked with Sharon for several years within HSBC in differing capacities, however most recently Sharon was my Associate Director in Asset Servicing for the past 10 years. In that time, I have observed that working alongside someone as organised, dedicated, conscientious, dependable, approachable, fair and calm as Sharon is rare.
She always knew exactly who within her team was doing which tasks. Who needed additional support (with their work or on a more personal level) and equally who was the right individual to provide that support. Sharon always found time to be available to those who felt the need to seek advice or guidance from her, no matter how busy she was.
Nothing seemed to faze her, no matter how frantic the rest of the office was. She was a sea of calm amongst the chaos, tackling each task with a smile and an air of confidence. Sharon’s role was very demanding and her stand-out attributes were her leadership skills, being firm but fair and always being approachable and supportive.
I think it would be fair to say that all members of her team had great respect for her. I certainly did. Sharon always ensured that our clients had a positive experience and would pull out all the stops to deliver. Sharon would place the right individuals in the best position in order to achieve this, adding direction and support when required.
I miss Sharon’s office presence on both a professional and personal level. I feel lucky in the knowledge that Sharon has become my friend rather than just a colleague and that I will continue to have such a dependable and honourable person in my life.
I happily and wholeheartedly recommend Sharon to work in any organisation that values exceptional work ethics and integrity and is looking for a highly competent individual with fantastic leadership skills, strives for not only personal success, but the success of others and the organisation too.’
‘I had the pleasure of working closely with Sharon for over 20 years, with Sharon being my manager for much of that time. During this time, I have worked with Sharon on a number of projects as well as business as usual.
Sharon is always extremely professional and is a remarkable resource of knowledge and expertise. Her understanding of the business and her network of colleagues throughout the business was extremely impressive and the result of many years of hard work and dedication.
Sharon’s knowledge, problem solving abilities and attention to detail were invaluable in handling many of the complex issues we encountered over the years. I could always escalate any queries or issues to Sharon and I would trust the correct responses would be provided.
Sharon always made a big contribution and positive impact to the department and the strategic goals of the business. An example of this is the implementation of the Asset Servicing system platform change and the migration of the processing work to the offshore sites.
This is a huge project which has taken place in stages over several years. Sharon was a driver for the changes required, would ensure all changes were understood and met the requirements of the business and any concerns were raised and addressed. Her understanding of the current processes, systems capabilities and client requirements and her skills had a real impact on the project.
Sharon’s contributions really made a difference in managing the project milestones and ensuring the tasks were seen through to implementation.’