MANILA, Philippines - Chinatrust (Philippines) Commercial Bank Corp. has appointed Victor Q. Lim as executive vice president and head of its retail banking group. Lim joined Citibank N.A. Philippines in 1984 where he headed various local units. In late 2001, he started a series of overseas assignments, first as country business manager of Citibank Guam, and later as compliance and control director of Citibank Shanghai. He was also assigned as senior adviser and Citibank representative to the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank.