RHB Bank Appoints UBS Asset’s James Yeo as Regional Head of M&A

  • Malaysian lender confirms Yeo to start role in August
  • Dealmaker previously worked at Bank of America, Deutsche Bank
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RHB Bank Bhd., the fifth-biggest Malaysian lender by market value, has hired UBS Group AG’s James Yeo as regional head of mergers and acquisitions.

Yeo, 48, will start in the Kuala Lumpur-based role on August 23, the bank said in an emailed statement Wednesday, confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report. He was previously head of institutional client coverage for Southeast Asia at UBS Asset Management, according to the statement.