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Australian banking major ANZ has been able to poach a senior executive from worldwide banking giant Citigroup to run its South and South East Asian operations, as it attempts to double the revenue the bank generates from the area by twenty percent.Australia's 3rd biggest bank explains it has recruited Mark Robinson for the task of regional Boss covering key markets including Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and India.

Mr.Robinson has over twenty-five years knowledge as a banker, having formerly held senior roles with Citigroup in Europe and Pacific Rim.Mr. Robinson's latest responsibility was Boss of Citigroup in South Pacific Rim, covering India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

It is pleasant to bring somebody of Mark's calibre into the team at a point when we are growing organically as well as working to finish the purchase and integration of the Royal Bank of Scotland firms in numerous key markets in South and South East Asia, related Far East Pacific, Europe and America CEO Alex Thurs by. Last week ANZ expounded it might invest as much as US$100 million in Indonesia, as it completes its purchase of RBS's Asian assets and attempts to accelerate organic expansion.

ANZ has ambitious Asian enlargement plans, last year having purchased RBS commercial banking operations in Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, HK, Vietnam and The Philippines.

Earlier in the month the bank declared it had got in theory regulatory approval to open a branch in India, and intended to do so in the next twelve months. The bank plans on opening twenty branches in China by 2012. Chairperson Mike Smith has been hiring to stay alongside of the expansion, with the quantity of folk employed at ANZ's Asia-Pacific division roaring to 8000 from 5500 during the past 2 years.