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HSBC's new real estate chief brings fish farming experience - here's why that matters

Reading time: 2 min • Aug 7, 2025, 06:48 AM (UTC)

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  • Karim Ghannam's transition to HSBC as global head of real as...

When your resume includes both private equity and aquaculture, you're either the most interesting person at the investment conference or HSBC just found their next big catch. Karim Ghannam's appointment as global head of real assets and alternatives proves that sometimes the best real estate minds come from the most unexpected waters.

From Fish Tanks to Property Tanks

Ghannam's journey from 8F Asset Management to HSBC couldn't come at a better time. While Hong Kong's commercial property values have been doing their best impression of a sinking ship since their peak, HSBC is betting that ...

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