Zhang Qingsong is expected to become president of Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., a post that has remained vacant since the departure of Zhao Huan in September 2018, Caixin reported Sept. 23, citing sources with knowledge of the matter.
Zhang was appointed as a deputy secretary of Agricultural Bank of China's Communist Party committee in an internal meeting on Sept. 23, the sources said. He is expected to be appointed as president of the bank after approvals from the bank's board and financial regulators, they added.
Most recently, Zhang was president of Export-Import Bank of China, a role he has held since August 2018.
