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Moves through Jan. 31, Financials edition

S&P Global Market Intelligence presents a weekly rundown of select executive management and other personnel moves at Asian financial institutions. The news items are listed by announcement date in reverse chronological order.

Jan. 31

* T&D Holdings Inc. appointed Tetsuhiro Kida chairman and Hirohisa Uehara president, effective April 1.

* Sasitorn Phongsathorn was appointed as CEO of LH Financial Group PCL and unit Land & Houses Bank PCL, effective Jan. 31.

* CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd. unit Tokyo Star Bank Ltd. appointed Tai-Keh Cheng as director.

* A.N. Roy resigned as a director of HDFC Bank Ltd.'s board, effective Jan. 31.

* Houlihan Lokey Inc. hired Jim McKnight as a managing director to oversee its financial restructuring efforts in Australia.

* Peter Kwok resigned as director of Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd., effective Feb. 1.

* Yuanta Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. appointed Wen Ching Chiu as chief compliance officer, effective Feb. 1.

* Franklin Templeton Investments appointed Manraj Sekhon as chief investment officer of emerging markets equity, effective Feb. 19. He will be based in Singapore.

* Lim Siong Guan was appointed as chairman of Swiss Re AG's Singapore-based unit, Swiss Re Asia Pte. Ltd.

* Yuanta Life Insurance Co. Ltd. said Weng Chien, Mai Hsu-Shu, Liu Ming-Lang, Chang Tsai-Yu, Wu Chen-Hsiang and Cheng Yu-Lan were appointed as directors, effective Feb. 1.

Jan. 30

* Japan's Nomura Holdings Inc. appointed Charlie McElligott as managing director and cross-asset strategist for its global markets business.

* Bangladesh-based Premier Bank Ltd. appointed Golam Awlia as additional managing director.

* Malaysia's BIMB Holdings Bhd. named Ambrin bin Buang as nonexecutive chairman, effective Feb. 2. Buang will replace Samsudin bin Osman, who will retire Jan. 31.

* Bank of India appointed Kollegal Raghavendra as CFO, effective Feb. 1.

* Mitsui Life Insurance Co. Ltd. said it named Toshiya Yoshimura as president, effective April 1.

* Sompo Holdings Inc. appointed Shigeru Ehara as a director and deputy president, Yasuhiro Oba as domestic life insurance business owner and Junichi Tanaka as overseas insurance business owner.

* Khalid Ahmad Bin Sulaiman retired as a nonindependent nonexecutive director of Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd., effective Jan. 31.

* India-based Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd. said K.V. Rao stepped down as COO, effective Jan. 31, due to health reasons.

* Korea Development Bank nominated Chung Jae-wook as its new CEO, subject to shareholders' approval, The Financial News reported.

Jan. 29

* Commonwealth Bank of Australia appointed Matt Comyn as CEO, effective April 9. Comyn will replace Ian Narev, who is set to retire by the end of fiscal 2017-18.

* Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. said it appointed Jamal Ahmad as chief risk officer and group head of its corporate risk management services group.

* Security Bank Corp. appointed Maria Lopez as officer-in-charge of its trust and asset management group, effective Feb. 1.

* Willis Towers Watson Plc hired Tan Juan Jim as talent and rewards business leader in Malaysia.

* Bharat Kumar Singh was appointed as a nonexecutive director of Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd., effective Jan. 29.

* Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. named Robert Li as a director of unit Hua Nan Securities Co. Ltd.

* Chubb Ltd. appointed Edward Ler as country president for its general insurance business in South Korea, effective March 1.

* Hwang Bor-Chang became president and managing director of Taiwan Cooperative Bank Ltd., effective Jan. 29.

Jan. 28

* Chubb Ltd. appointed Kevin Xiong as head of agency management and agency underwriting and Alex Shi as senior manager of agency underwriting and business development for its new unit in Singapore.

Jan. 26

* Deutsche Bank AG's wealth management unit hired Aleksandar Pfajfer as head of lending and deposits for Asia-Pacific. The company also appointed Tony Tan as head of strategic lending in Asia and head of lending for Southeast Asia and South Asia, The Business Times reported.

* Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. nominated Li Qiyun as a nonexecutive director.

* Thailand-based Seamico Securities PCL appointed Jesadavat Priebjrivat as an independent director, effective Feb. 1.

* Indonesia's PT Bank Nusantara Parahyangan Tbk said Michio Atsuda resigned as president commissioner of the bank.

Jan. 25

* Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. said that Ji Yuguang stepped down as deputy general manager.

* India's RBL Bank Ltd. appointed Deepak Ruiya as interim CFO, effective Jan. 25.

* Rohana Binti Tan Sri Mahmood stepped down as an independent nonexecutive director of AMMB Holdings Bhd.

* India-based TATA Capital Ltd. said Janki Ballabh retired as an independent director on Oct. 23, 2017.

* China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd. appointed Wang Sidong as vice chairman, executive director and general manager, effective Jan. 25.

* Wang He retired as chairman of PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd.'s supervisory committee and as a supervisor, effective Jan. 25.

* Religare Enterprises Ltd. appointed Krishnan Subramanian and Ashok Mehta as whole-time director and nonexecutive independent director, respectively.