SINGAPORE, April 28 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs ( GS ) has

appointed Sushil Bathija as Asia ex-Japan head of mergers and

acquisitions (M&A), and Vikram Chavali as Asia ex-Japan head of

sponsors M&A, according to an internal memo on Monday seen by

Reuters.

Bathija and Chavali will continue to work closely with

regional and global leadership in driving the success of Goldman

Sachs' ( GS ) M&A franchise, according to the memo, which was confirmed

by a spokesperson of the bank.

Bathija and Chavali will report to Goldman Sachs' ( GS ) Asia

Pacific co-heads of M&A Raghav Maliah, Yoshihiko Yano and Ed

Wittig, who were appointed to their roles last year to expand

and deepen its deals coverage in the region.

Bathija is currently head of Goldman Sachs' ( GS ) Asia ex-Japan

consumer retail group and chief operating officer of the M&A

team in Asia ex-Japan, according to the memo.

He also serves on the Asia ex-Japan investment banking

operating committee and the Asia Pacific conduct committee.

Chavali is currently chief operating officer of the

technology, media and telecommunications group in Asia ex-Japan

and also serves on the Asia Pacific commitments committee,

according to the memo.

(Reporting by Kane Wu in Hong Kong and Yantoultra Ngui in

Singapore; Editing by Varun H K)