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16th Annual Fête du Printemps
Black-Tie Spring Gala
with
Stephen Green
Group Chief Executive
HSBC Holdings plc
Friday, May 12th
Hosted by
16th Annual Fête du Printemps Black-tie Spring Gala with Stephen Green,
Group Chief Executive and the next Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings plc.
La Fête du Printemps is the most prestigious gathering of Greater Philadelphia's
French-American business leaders.
Mr. Green, an enthusiastic
Francophile, sits on the Board of HSBC's French bank, CCF S.A. (Crédit
Commercial de France), and is Chairman of HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and HSBC Bank
plc. An active FACC-Philadelphia Ambassador Member since 2002, HSBC Bank
USA, N.A. has a growing presence in Philadelphia. The HSBC Group
is one of
the largest banking and financial services
organizations
in the world.
The evening featured a Sparkling Caviar Assouline
Reception, a gourmet dinner by Chef Christopher Lichtman of the Westin Philadelphia, wine pairings and a wine contest by Assouline
& Ting, a fabulous silent auction, and music and dancing
by Wayneron and the
Untouchables.
200 guests attended.
Merci Beaucoup to our Corporate Sponsors:
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
SEI Investments
Cephalon Inc.
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP
KPMG LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Rohm and Haas Company
Saint-Gobain Corporation
Sanofi-Aventis
Duane Morris LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
Marsh USA
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Wealth and Tax Advisory Services, Inc.
Arkema
Inc.
Fish & Richardson PC
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Cozen O'Connor
Merci to:
Accor's
Sofitel Lyon Royal Hotel
Air France
Caviar
Assouline/Assouline & Ting
Pierre Lefebvre, Award Sculptor
Wayneron and the
Untouchables
The Westin
Philadelphia
Wild Flowers
Honoree Stephen Green and FACC President Peter Tucci.
Stephen Green spoke of the importance of cross-cultural understanding at
HSBC, "the world's local bank."
The Hon. Jean-Pierre Allex Lyoudi, Consul General of France in Washington,
DC, and the Hon. Michael Scullin, Consul of France
in Philadelphia, with Stephen Green.
Representatives of HSBC Bank USA,
which has a growing presence in Philadelphia.
Karine Manillier and Judy Ujobai, FACC's French-American team.
The Consuls with Judy Ujobai and Patti Scullin.
Marthe and Jacques Croisetiere of Rohm and Haas
with Kristina and Bruno Casabon of Barry Callebaut USA.
Karl Dasher, Joe Ujobai and Al West, Chairman and CEO
of SEI Investments with Stephen Green.
Caroline and Fabrice Lebourgeois of Marsh USA
danced the night away!
FACC volunteers Murray Still, Jacqueline Shultz
and Gina DeMarco.
Air France provided tickets to Paris
for the luxurious silent auction.
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