JP Morgan announces new India leadership

FA speaks to the new leadership about Korea’s position as one of the most active debt capital markets in Asia Pacific.

Rahul Badhwar will start as senior country officer in July in Mumbai.

Citi Commercial Bank in India has appointed Kannan as head of digital, technology, communication, business & professional services and industrials; he will join in December and has worked at JP Morgan for over 15 years.

Rob Sivitilli, JP Morgan’s M&A head for Asia ex-Japan, will retire from banking in July and be replaced by Rohit Chatterji.

The bank has appointed Marie Freier as global co-head of Sustainable and Impact Investment Banking. She will work from London alongside US-based Brian Reilly and Wei Lynn Chen, in Asia. The bank sees elevated ESG potential in the Asian region.

Bhavin Shukla will become managing director, head of infrastructure investment banking, Japan Asia North and Australia & Asia South, at the US bank.