Faure to head Asian equities at Citi

Citi said yesterday it has appointed Adrian Faure as its new head of equities for Asia excluding Australia and Japan, with immediate effect. Faure's current job as head of investment research for Asia-Pacific will be taken over by his deputy Brent Robinson.

In his new job, Faure will be responsible for the strategic direction and management of Citi's equities business across 16 markets in Asia.

Faure will report to David Ratliff and Rodrigo Zorrilla, who co-head Asia-Pacific global markets, and to Derek Bandeen, who is the global head of equities. He will continue to be based in Hong Kong and will work with Richard Heyes, head of equities in Japan, and Luke Randell, co-head of...