Citibank Singapore CEO Han Kwee Juan resigns

CITIBANK Singapore CEO Han Kwee Juan has resigned after nearly three decades with the bank, The Business Times has learnt. A Citi spokesman confirmed the resignation by phone on Friday.

The bank has appointed Vikas Kumar, Citi's head of cards and personal loans at Citibank Singapore, as the interim country business manager, while it seeks out a replacement.

Mr Han assumed the role of Citibank Singapore CEO in February 2012 and had oversight of Citi's entire consumer banking business in Singapore. Prior to this role, he was head of retail banking, where he led the overall strategy for the business including wealth management, as well as the branch and ATM distribution network.