Citi appoints Salman Ali head of Indonesia research

Citi's former head of Pakistan research moves to Indonesia to lead the research effort there, while Kim Kwie Sjamsuddin joins the bank from BNP Paribas as an Indonesia mining analyst.

Citi has expanded its Indonesia research team with the appointment of Salman Ali as head of research for the country and Kim Kwie Sjamsuddin as a senior analyst covering the mining sector. Ali was previously Citi's head of research for Pakistan, while Sjamsuddin joins from BNP Paribas Indonesia.

Ali will be responsible for Citi's overall equity strategy for Indonesia, leading a team of four analysts and associates, and will also personally cover the Indonesian banking sector. He will report to Brent Robinson, Citi's head of investment research and analysis for Asia-Pacific.