Strengthening ties
HSBC Philippines president and CEO Wick Veloso recently hosted an intimate cocktail party for the company’s corporate clients to express appreciation for their business.
Held at his residence, the gathering was made special with the presence of HSBC corporate financials and multinationals banking head for Asia Pacific David Morton and multinationals head for Asia Pacific Stephen Brade, who both flew in from Hong Kong.
Veloso said, “It’s always a pleasure to see, meet and personally express appreciation to our valued clients for all these years of partnership. Together with the team, we commit to be more engaged with our customers, to continuously know and understand their needs and how we, at HSBC, can continue providing and connecting them to opportunities near and far. We owe our success to our clients and together with them, we look forward to scaling even greater heights for the bank in the years to come.”
Guests enjoyed chicharon-topped atchara and thin crust pizza as pass-around starters. At the carving station was a jamon leg with manchego cheese plus a beef carving station boasting a 10hour roast US beef belly with pistolet bread, pickled jalapeño, cornichons and barbecue sauce.
There was also a fresh seafood station with tuna and salmon sashimi, and fresh oysters and prawns from Aklan. The savory spread had buta cuapao, Elar’s lechon, paella cerveseria, crispy fish tacos and a shawarma station. Desserts included crème brulee, mango panna cotta and Valrhona cookies.