People
Datuk Abdul Farid Alias named Chief Executive Officer of Maybank
Took over as CEO August 2.
Maureen DeRooij is country executive in Hong Kong for ABN AMRO
She’s also CEO of large corporates and merchant banking in Asia.
Nguyen Phuoc Thanh appointed deputy governor of State Bank of Vietnam
Formerly CEO of Vietcombank.
Sanjiv Sud named country head of retail banking, wealth management for HSBC India
He was formerly based in Hong Kong.
National Australia Bank appoints Craig Drummond as group executive finance and strategy
National Australia Bank Chief Executive Officer Cameron Clyne announced the appointment of Craig Drummond as Group Executive Finance and Strategy.
Phumchai Kambhato appointed head of corporate banking and securities at Deutsche Bank
He is also head of corporate finance for Thailand.
Lim Boon Heng appointed chairman of Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd
Lim is a former government minister.
HSBC appoints Luiz Simione as global head of forfaiting & risk distribution for global trade and receivables finance
Luiz Simione has been appointed Global Head of Forfaiting & Risk Distribution for Global Trade and Receivables Finance (GTRF), HSBC, with effect from 1st September 2013.
Gunnar Hoest appointed head of commodity derivatives for BNP Paribas Asia Pacific
BNP Paribas announced the appointment of Gunnar Hoest as Head of Commodity Derivatives for BNP Paribas Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. This appointment highlights the bank’s strong commitment to develop and expand its full-service Commodity platform in the region, and signals an important milestone in the bank’s Asia Pacific growth strategy.
C.M. Vasudev reappointed non-executive chairman of HDFC Bank
Will serve in this post until August 26, 2015.
Shri M. S. Raghavan named IDBI Bank chairman and managing director
Formerly executive director, Bank of India.
Chee Li Har is COO Group ALCO at Hong Leong Bank
She will spearhead Hong Leong’s asset and liability management in the areas of liquidity, interest rate and capital management for Group ALCO (asset and liability management committee).
Suh Young Kyung appointed Deputy Governor of the Bank of Korea
Is the first female to hold this position.
Bank J. Safra Sarasin appoints Geraldine Low Ai Ping as managing director
According to a release, Geraldine Low Ai Ping today joined Bank J. Safra Sarasin in Singapore as Managing Director, Client Advisory.
Katherine Lau appointed Head of Loan Syndicate for Asia Pacific at Barclays
She will be based in Hong Kong.
Roberto de Ocampo appointed chairman of Philippine Veterans Bank
Was former Philippine Secretary of Finance.
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