A London executive at Citi will relocate to Asia to take on a markets financing role in Hong Kong.
Citi has appointed Ed Huntsman as head of financing, markets, for Japan, Asia North & Australia and Asia South, according to a statement, effective immediately. He will relocate from London to Hong Kong to take on the new role. Huntsman joined Citi in January 2007 and was most recently the global head of financing for spread products. Moving forward, he will retain these responsibilities.
«As liquidity becomes more important to our Asian-based clients for both local and international needs, we need to be able to deliver a set of products across the full liquidity spectrum,» commented Paul Smith, head of markets, Japan, Asia North & Australia. «With Ed’s expertise and track record, he is well placed to develop a best-in-class financing platform that will support our Markets clients’ liquidity and collateral needs.»
