CITI has appointed Ashu Khullar as head of Asia-Pacific Capital Markets Origination.

Khullar will be based in Hong Kong and reports to Tyler Dickson, global head of capital markets origination, and regionally to Patrick Dewilde, head of markets and securities services, Asia-Pacific.

Khullar started his career with Citi in India and has been with Citi in London since 1996 in capital markets, client coverage and corporate banking roles in EMEA, most recently as co-head of EMEA corporate banking. He has worked for both some of the largest European clients as well as across a wide range of emerging market issuers.

Khullar joins one of Asia’s leading capital markets franchises currently ranked in the top three for debt capital markets and equity capital markets across Asia-Pacific, according to Dealogic data.

During his 29-year career, Khullar has a strong track record of leading complex financings across the entire credit spectrum. These include transformational acquisitions, restructurings, corporate spin offs and structured and infrastructure financings.