New China Bank executives

MANILA, Philippines - China Banking Corp. (China Bank) has appointed Victor O. Martinez as its new first vice president for corporate banking, and Ma. Victora G. Pantaleon as new assistant vice president for Private Banking Group (PBG). Martinez heads Divisions II and III of Corporate Banking under Institutional Banking Group (IBG), while Pantaleon takes the helm of PBG-Greenhills Center. Both came on board on April 16, in line with the bank’s strategy to drive business to the next level with new senior executive hires. Martinez has been in the banking industry for the last 18 years, specializing in account management of multinational companies and large local conglomerates, as well as business development, including scoping opportunities from working capital and trade finance, debt and capital markets, loans and syndication, project finance and M&A deals. He was most recently the head and senior relationship manager of ANZ Bank’s Corporate & Institutional Relationships. On the other hand, Pantaleon brings with her 26 years of experience in the areas of personal banking and branch banking. She built her career in Citibank, with her most recent management function was as a senior relationship manager with the rank of assistant vice president for Citigold Wealth Management Banking.