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Arnold appointed President of Bank of Ayudhya

Mr Mark Arnold succeeds Bank of Ayudhya's former President and CEO, Mr Tan Kong Khoon. He had announced his wish to step down from his role on 31 December 2009 as his term expires early 2010.

Arnold appointed President of Bank of Ayudhya

Mr Mark Arnold succeeds Bank of Ayudhya's former President and CEO, Mr Tan Kong Khoon. He had announced his wish to step down from his role on 31 December 2009 as his term expires early 2010.

Alliance Bank hires new Chief Financial Officer

Eric Lee assumes CFO office after working for a global company.

Julius Baer hires Investment Solution Group co-head

Dr. Lee Boon Keng joins Dr. V. Anantha-Nageswaran in managing the bank's Investment Solutions and Investment Advisory.

Kookmin Bank head declines KB Financial chief nomination

Kookmin Bank head refuted speculations that his resignation was due to government pressure.

Yang to head SG China's Global Markets

Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking has announced that Yang Duan is new Head of its Global Markets division for China. He replaced Gilbert Tse, who has been appointed Head of Lyxor Asset Management for China.

CIMB Thai appoints Phasukvanich as Chairman

Chakramon Phasukvanich takes over from Dato’ Robert Cheim Dau Meng as Chairman of the Board of Directors of CIMB Thai with effect from 1 January 2010.

Housing Development Finance Corp appoints new chief

Keki Mistry replaces Deepak Parekh as HDFC’s CEO on 31 December after 16 successful years.

Westpac reorganises its senior management row

An analyst said CEO Gail Kelly’s move aims to cultivate long-term succession candidates.

Islamic Bank of Asia chief resigns

DBS Islamic arm maintains commitment on bank's growth following CEO Vince Cook's quitting.

Kookmin Bank’s CEO promoted as KB Financial’s chair

Kang Chung-won appointment pushes through despite allegations of bias by other candidates.

Goldmintz heads MasterCard's commercial payments

MasterCard Worldwide has appointed Kevin Goldmintz as Senior Business Leader, Corporate Payment Solutions, Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa.

Steve Sargent is GE Capital's new President & CEO for APAC

General Electric Company's financial services segment GE Capital has appointed Steve Sargent as president and CEO of its business operations in Asia Pacific.

Liang appointed Fubon Managing Director and CEO

Mr. Pei-Hwa Thomas Liang succeeded Mr. Jin-Yi Lee as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fubon Bank. This was announced by the bank’s board of directors.

Newly installed DBS head outlines priorities

DBS CEO Piyush Gupta puts premium on communication with subordinates as he familiarises with his position.

Richard Hill appointed new CEO of StanChart South Korea

Standard Chartered's chief financial officer in South Korea will replace retiring chief executive next month.

Deutsche Bank’s David Murray, Tim Andrew to head equities in Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered is banking on the two latest additions to its team to grow its Asian business.

ANZ recruits former Westpac senior officer

Phil Chronican's diversity of experience described as a momentum booster for ANZ's domestic operations.