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UBS’s Chin steps down as China head, to be replaced by Qian -source -Breaking

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© Reuters. FILEPHOTO: This is the logo of Swiss bank UBS seen in Zurich on October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

HONG KONG (Reuters), UBS Group’s China head David Chin has resigned, but will still be head of Asia Pacific investment banking at the bank, according to a source familiar with the matter.

According to a source, Eugene Qian will be appointed as China Country Head by the bank. Qian is the head of UBS Securities in Switzerland, which is majority-owned on the mainland.

UBS did not respond to our request for comment. A statement from UBS is expected later Thursday.

Bloomberg News reported first on the leadership shift.

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