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Meet HSBC's 3 new appointees in its trade and receivables management team

According to a release, HSBC has made a number of new appointments to its Global Trade and Receivables (GTRF) Executive Committee.

Meet HSBC's 3 new appointees in its trade and receivables management team

According to a release, HSBC has made a number of new appointments to its Global Trade and Receivables (GTRF) Executive Committee.

J.P. Morgan appoints Dianne Challenor as head of transaction services for Asia Pacific

Ms. Challenor was previously Citigroup's Hong Kong-based chief operating officer for Asia Pacific. She will continue to be based in Hong Kong at J.P. Morgan.

Citi appoints Dylan Halterlein as Asia Pacific head of Delta One product

In a statement, Citi announced the appointment of Dylan Halterlein as Managing Director and Asia Pacific Head of its Delta One product. He will report regionally to James Boyle, Asia Pacific Head of Equity Trading, and Joseph Chang, Asia Pacific Head of Prime Finance, and globally to Mike Pringle, Global Head of Equity Trading.

Standard Chartered names Alvaro Patron as head, global corporate sales, financial markets

According to a release, Standard Chartered has appointed Alvaro Patron as Head, Global Corporate Sales, Financial Markets. Alvaro will be based in Singapore, reporting to Christian Wait, Global Head of Sales, Financial Markets.

Consing takes over as BPI President

Cezar Consing last week formally became the 13th President and CEO of the Bank of the Philippine Islands.

Citi appoints Joseph Chang as head of prime finance in Asia-Pac

He was the former regional business manager for the equities franchise in Asia Pacific.

StanChart names Dorris Chen as head of China financials research

She has over 10 years of experience on the sell-side.

Citi names Stewart Aldcroft CEO of CitiTrust

According to a release, Citi has appointed Stewart Aldcroft as Chief Executive Officer of CitiTrust Limited (CitiTrust). In this role, Stewart will be responsible for managing and developing the CitiTrust business in Hong Kong.

Standard Chartered appoints Chris Allington as global head, FX

In a statement, Standard Chartered announced the appointments of Chris Allington as Global Head, FX, and Neh Thaker as Global Head, Options & Platforms. Chris was most recently Head of FX, West and FX Options, and Regional Head, FXRC, Europe & Americas. He joined Standard Chartered in 2010 and was based in London. In his new capacity, Chris will take an increased leadership role with responsibilities across all FX products, and with teams across the Bank to deepen client relationships and accelerate the growth of our FX business. Chris continues to report to Nitin Gulabani, Global Head, FX, Rates & Credit, and will be based in Singapore. This appointment takes effect immediately. Neh joins the Bank as Global Head, Options & Platforms. In this newly created role, Neh will be responsible for overseeing the risks and driving the growth and product development of the Bank’s options business across the Financial Markets business. He joins from Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he has worked his entire career and most recently in a similar global role for structured products. Neh is also based in Singapore and reports to Nitin. Commenting on the appointments, Nitin Gulabani, said, “I am very pleased to have Chris take up a bigger role, and at the same time welcome Neh to the Bank. Chris’ experience and knowledge of the Bank will allow him to add even more to the FX business, while Neh’s skills will greatly complement the development of the business going forward.”

BNP Paribas Wealth Management appoints Dhananjai Cadambi as new team leader

He will lead relationship managers for non resident Indians in Singapore and Southeast Asia.

StanChart has new head of transaction banking for Singapore

Motasim Iqbal has been appointed to this position.

Tan named president of Philippine bankers’ group

Lorenzo Tan was elected President of the Bankers Association of the Philippines yesterday.