Citi elevates Anand Selvakesari to global role

Foreign bank Citi has appointed Anand Selvakesari as the head of consumer banking for Asean, with immediate effect.

Mr Selvakesari will continue in his current role as Citi India's head of consumer banking, a position he has been holding since July 2011, the lender said in a press release on Monday.

In addition to the India consumer and commercial banking businesses, he will also be responsible for the consumer banking businesses in the Asean cluster, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, the release added.

The bank also appointed Kartik Kaushik as the deputy head of consumer banking in India, with effect from January 1, 2014.

Based in Mumbai, Mr Kaushik will report to Mr Selvakesari, it said.