New China Bank Capital head

MANILA, Philippines - China Banking Corp. has appointed Romeo D. Uyan Jr. as president of its new investment house subsidiary, China Bank Capital Corp. Uyan is concurrently executive vice president and special projects officer at China Bank, tasked to lead the development and implementation of projects and strategic initiatives to tap various growth opportunities for China Bank. China Bank Capital recently obtained the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval to begin operations. China Bank Capital will provide capital raising, merger and acquisition, financial restructuring, debt and securities underwriting, and economic advisory services to all types of public and private companies. Uyan is an investment banker with over two decades of experience in wealth management, trading, research, and financial structuring in the Asia-Pacific region.  He has been working for most of his career in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan in top multinational investment houses, including UBS, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse First Boston, and ING Barings Securities.