Top-Level Appointments As Large US Bank Expands In Asia

Julia Reinholdsson

30 June 2015

Citigroup has named Christine Lam as its new head of operations and technology for the Asia-Pacific region, and at the same time appointed Angel Ng to the position of Citibank business manager for Hong Kong, taking over from Lam.

Both of the appointees have worked for the US-listed banking giant in various roles.

Since joining Citi, Lam has held several management positions in retail banking, operations and technology, transaction services, corporate and investment banking in both Hong Kong and in a regional capacity.

Ng first joined Citibank in 1998 and has held roles including those of director of marketing for banking and Diners Club Card, director of wealth management, and director of its cards business. She rejoined Citibank in August 2014 as head of retail banking and before that she held a number of senior roles in brand management at Procter & Gamble and CLP Power Hong Kong.

Lam will manage Citi’s technology infrastructure and applications development, and operations delivery in Asia covering all banking segments and businesses. Her responsibilities also include running the Citi service centers in Asia that support Citi’s global businesses. Lam, based in Hong Kong, will join the bank’s Asia-Pacific executive committee where she will be reporting to Francisco Aristeguieta, Citi's chief executive for Asia-Pacific.

Ng will have overall responsibility for Citi’s consumer banking business covering retail banking, wealth management, insurance, credit cards, mortgages and consumer lending in Hong Kong. She reports jointly to Anand Selvakesari, Asia-Pacific head of consumer banking, and Weber Lo, Citi country officer and CEO for Hong Kong and Macau. Ng will also assume the role of CEO for Citibank .