 On 11 May 2011 the new chief executive Stuart Gulliver announced that HSBC would refocus its business strategy and that a large-scale retrenchment of operations, particularly in respect of the retail sector, was planned.HSBC would no longer seek to be 'the world's local bank', as costs associated with this were spiralling and US$3.5 billion needed to be saved by 2013, with the aim of bringing overheads down from 55% of revenues to 48%.In 2010, then-chairman Stephen Green planned to depart HSBC to accept a government appointment in the Trade Ministry.