HSBC Holdings PLC – ‘6-K’ for 1/2/07

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Report of a Foreign Private Issuer   —   Form 6-K
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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 6-K         Board and Committee Changes                            3±     9K 


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 January 2007

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- ..............)                          

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC BOARD AND COMMITTEE CHANGES                                   

Jose Francisco Gil Diaz (63) has been appointed a Director of HSBC Holdings plc 
with effect from 2 January 2007.                                                

Mr Gil Diaz, BSc, MA, PhD, an independent non-executive Director, was Secretary 
of Finance and Public Credit in Mexico until 30 November 2006.  He was Chief    
Executive Officer of Avantel, a Mexican telecommunications company, from 1997 to
2000.  Prior to that he was vice-governor of the Central Bank of Mexico where he
also served as director of economic research, director general of tax policy and
member of the board of governors. He is a member of the governing board of the  
Iberoamerican University and of the board of visitors of the Anderson School of 
Business at the University of California, Los Angeles. A member of the Group of 
Trustees of the Principles for Emerging Markets, part of the Institute of       
International Finance, Inc. A Board Member of CIDAC, a Mexican Centre of        
Research for Development and a Member of the Advisory Board of J.E. Roberts Cos.
Inc.                                                                            

There are no matters relating to the appointment of Mr Gil Diaz that need to be 
disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13(2) to (6).                            

Biographical details about Mr Gil Diaz are stated below.                        

The Board of Directors has made the following appointments with effect from the 
conclusion of the Annual General Meeting to be held in 2007:                    

Simon Robertson, an independent non-executive Director since January 2006, to be
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and a member of the Nomination        
Committee;                                                                      

Sir Brian Williamson, an independent non-executive Director since 2002, to be   
chairman of the Nomination Committee;                                           

James Hughes-Hallett, an independent non-executive Director since 2005, to be a 
member of the Nomination Committee;                                             

Gwyn Morgan, an independent non-executive Director since October 2006, to be a  
member of the Remuneration Committee;                                           

Rona Fairhead, an independent non-executive Director since 2004, to be chairman 
of the Group Audit Committee; and                                               

Stewart Newton, an independent non-executive Director since 2002, to be a member
of the Group Audit Committee.                                                   

Sharon Hintze, Raymond Ch'ien and Helmut Sohmen will retire at the Annual       
General Meeting in 2007 and will not seek re-election.                          

Following the Annual General Meeting in 2007, Sir Brian Moffat will cease to be 
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and a member of the Group Audit       
Committee; Lord Butler will cease to be a member of the Nomination Committee;   
and William Fung will cease to be a member of the Remuneration Committee.       

Jose Francisco Gil Diaz                                                         

Jose Francisco Gil Diaz has been appointed to the Board as an independent non-  
executive Director of HSBC Holdings plc with effect from 2 January 2007.        

Mr Gil Diaz, was Secretary of Finance and Public Credit in Mexico until 30      
November 2006. Between 1997 and 2000 he was Chief Executive Officer of Avantel, 
a Mexican telephone and internet service provider.  Between 1994 and 1997 he was
vice-governor of the Central Bank of Mexico, where he also served as a director 
of economic research, director general of tax policy and member of the board of 
governors.  He is a member of the governing board of the Iberoamerican          
University and of the board of visitors of the Anderson School of Business at   
the University of California, Los Angeles. A member of the Group of Trustees of 
the Principles for Emerging Markets, part of the Institute of International     
Finance, Inc. A Board Member of CIDAC, a Mexican Centre of Research for         
Development and a Member of the Advisory Board of J.E. Roberts Cos. Inc.        

Mr Gil Diaz received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Autonomous       
Technology Institute of Mexico, where he has also been a Professor, and a PhD in
economics from the University of Chicago. He is married and has four children.  
In his spare time he enjoys mountain biking, wind surfing and alpine skiing.    

 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:  P A Stafford
                                                Title: Assistant Group Secretary
                                      Date:  02 January 2007