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.
Sept. 25
* Hua Xia Bank Co. Ltd. named Ma Xiaoyan as a director on its board, effective Sept. 18.
* China's Fudian Bank Co. Ltd. said Yang Min resigned as president and a director of its board.
Sept. 24
* Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd. named He Qing chairman and a director.
* Australia's Consolidated Operations Group Ltd. said Rohan Ford resigned as an executive director.
* U.K.-based Aberdeen Standard Investments Ltd. named Danielle Welsh-Rose as ESG investment director for Asia-Pacific, Pensions & Investments reported.
* Switzerland's HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA appointed Steven Weekes head of private wealth solutions for Southeast Asia, The Straits Times reported.
Sept. 23
* Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. named Stella Saris head of sustainable finance, international, The Business Times reported.
* Third-party wealth management service provider Puyi Inc. appointed Yong Ren as its new CEO.
* 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. 21
* Prem Somani Financial Services Ltd. said Vishnu Mundra resigned as an independent director, effective Oct. 31.
Sept. 20
* China Bohai Bank Co. Ltd. said Xia Renjiang stepped down as its chief risk officer.
* Siam Commercial Bank PCL appointed Pailin Chuchottaworn an independent director, effective Sept. 19.
* Ross McEwan will start as group CEO and managing director of National Australia Bank Ltd. on Dec. 2, subject to regulatory approvals.
* Yuanta Securities Korea Co. Ltd. appointed Kim Duk Yi as an independent director on its board.
* Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. plans to make cuts in its overseas Asian investment banking workforce in an effort to cut costs amid falling profits, Financial Times reported.
Sept. 19
* New York-based KKR & Co. appointed Ashish Shastry and Hirofumi Hirano co-heads of private equity operations in Asia, The Nikkei reported.
