Facts: - known for: former group chief executive of hsbc - birth name: michael francis geoghegan - birth date: 04 october 1953 - name: michael geoghegan - nationality: british - occupation: banker Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michael geoghegan .
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michael francis geoghegan cbe -lrb- born 4 october 1953 -rrb- is an english banking business executive , who served as the group chief executive of hsbc group from 26 march 2006 to 31 december 2010 .he joined hsbc in 1973 and had previously led the group 's south american and european operations .