Citi appoints Lee Lung Nien to head private bank in South Asia

CITI on Monday announced that Lee Lung Nien will head its private banking business in South Asia, in addition to his existing role as chairman of the private bank for the region.

In this new role, Mr Lee will have direct responsibility for the Singapore and Malaysia markets, while the bank's global market managers in South Asia will report to him as well.

Mr Lee remains based in Singapore and will report to Steven Lo, Asia-Pacific regional head of Citi Private Bank, and Amol Gupte, Asean head and Citi country officer for Singapore.