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PR Seshadri, managing director and chief executive officer — South Indian Bank |
South Indian Bank has appointed former Citi executive PR Seshadri as its new CEO for a period of three years commencing in October. He will succeed Murali Ramakrishnan, who has decided to step down after his tenure ends in September.
Mr Seshadri was previously CEO of Karur Vysya Bank and prior to that he served as CEO of Bahrain Finance Company’s UK subsidiary, BFC Bank. He began his career at Citi’s India business in 1992. He was promoted to managing director of its consumer finance and retail services businesses, before moving to Citi Singapore in 2005 where he rose to managing director, head of sales and distribution for Asia-Pacific.
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Jacky Ang, global chief operating officer – Bank of Singapore |
Jacky Ang, Credit Suisse’s former South-east Asia chief operating officer (COO), has joined Bank of Singapore as its new global COO. He will succeed Sonjoy Phukan, who leaves after six years in the role.
Mr Ang will support the bank’s CEO Jason Moo in the bank’s strategic steering while overseeing the execution of its key initiatives. He will also be tasked with leading the bank’s transformation and growth efforts in key markets across Asean, the Greater China region and the Middle East.
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Faisal Mohammed AlShimmari, head of ESG and corporate strategy – Mashreq Bank |
Mashreq Bank has named Faisal Mohammed AlShimmari as its new head of environmental, social and governance (ESG), and corporate strategy. In this newly created role, Mr AlShimmari will focus on helping the UAE-based lender meet its sustainability objectives and further align its business with global climate action efforts.
Mr AlShimmari joined Mashreq in July last year as head of risk strategy and governance. Prior to that, he held senior positions within the UAE’s Ministry of Interior in IT governance, where he led on its digital transformation and AI efforts.
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Benjamin Gohman, head of non-investment grade finance and capital markets, and head of US loan syndication – Scotiabank |
Scotiabank has appointed former Credit Suisse investment banker Benjamin Gohman as head of its non-investment grade finance and capital markets team in New York. He will also lead on US loan syndication.
Mr Gohman brings nearly two decades of investment banking experience. He joined Credit Suisse in 2006 and most recently served as a managing director within its leveraged finance business. In his new role, he will be responsible for establishing strategic direction and growing Scotiabank’s leveraged finance business.
