HSBC names Haythorne, Che Ning as co-heads of AsiaPac banking

HONG KONG, June 4 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings Plc named on Tuesday Martin Haythorne and Che NingLiu as co-heads of banking for Asia Pacific, according to aninternal memo seen by Reuters.

Haythorne and Che Ning will take over formally on Sept. 1the role of Russell Julius, who is transferring to London.

The two executives will report to Robin Phillips, globalhead of banking, and Gordon French, head of global banking andmarkets in Asia Pacific, the memo said. An HSBC spokesman inHong Kong confirmed the moves.

(Reporting by Lawrence White; Writing by Elzio Barreto; Editingby Miral Fahmy)