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„^ David Zhu, a former
loans banker at
Deutsche Bank, has
started work at ICBC
INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS as head of
the syndication
department. Based in
Hong Kong, Zhu has
been given
responsibility to grow
the newly set-up
department within ICBC

International, which is

the investment banking

arm of ICBC. He will

have a wide geographic

mandate and will focus

on structured finance

and capital solutions,

such as senior debt and

mezzanine financings.

He was head of loan

syndications for north

Asia at Deutsche before

quitting in May.

„^ DEUTSCHE BANK

has made a number of

changes to its equities

team in Asia following

the recent resignation

of regional head James

Boyle: Richard Chung

has been appointed as

head of equities for

Asia Pacific, based in

Hong Kong; Hani

Shalabi, who was co-

head of execution

services for APAC

alongside Chung, will

take over as sole head;

and Paddy Hogan and

Marlon Sanchez will

co-head equities for

APAC within the bank’s

institutional client

group.

„^ EM veteran Colin

Withers has left ING

after nearly eight years

in its global debt

syndicate team,

according to sources.

Withers joined the

Dutch firm in 2011 in

London, spearheading

its efforts in emerging

markets debt capital

markets. Withers has

more than 40 years’

experience, after

spending eight years

at JP Morgan and then

24 years at Citigroup,

half of which as head

of its international

money markets

business.