Citi's Mark Renton to leave Asia for new post in New York

Mark Renton, a well-known Citi banker in Hong Kong, will be leaving Asia in less than a fortnight to take on a new role in New York.

Renton, who has been at Citi for more than 20 years, will rejoin the bank's global energy team as vice chairman. According to an internal announcement, he will have senior client responsibility for some of the franchise's largest and most important global energy clients and will be based in New York”. Prior to moving to Asia, Renton was based in New York and headed Citi's energy group in North America, overseeing new business development and client coverage in the energy sector. So this is familiar territory....