Westpac goes corporate with new Asia markets head

Australia’s Westpac said on Thursday it has delved into the corporate sector for a new head of financial markets for Asia, hiring Sneha Sanghvi from Unilever.

Sanghvi was previously a finance director, covering global commodities and chemicals for the consumer goods company. She is experienced in banking too, formerly working for Morgan Stanley and HSBC in roles in fixed income sales, structuring and trading.

Westpac appointed Sanghvi into its Singapore office to replace Michael Bass, who recently relocated to the bank’s London office in a newly-minted role as head of corporate and institutional distribution, Europe and Americas.

Sanghvi reports to Balaji Swaminathan, general manager...