Citi has announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer for its Malaysia banking unit.

Vikram Singh has been named CEO of Citi Malaysia, according to a statement, effective May 1. 

He will also have oversight of the Citi Solutions Centers in Malaysia while reporting directly to South Asia and ASEAN head Amol Gupte

Singh has 24 years of corporate banking experience and first joined Citi in 1999. He held various leadership roles in the Philippines and India, and was most recently head of APAC regional account management, global subsidiaries group in Singapore.