SYDNEY, March 6 (Reuters) - Citigroup ( C/PN ) has

appointed Rob Chan as the head of its equity capital markets

syndication business for Asia, according to a memo reviewed by

Reuters.

Chan has been with Citigroup ( C/PN ) since 2003 and most recently

led its Asia Pacific equity-linked origination unit. He will

keep running that business until a replacement is named, the

memo said.

Chan will replace Harish Raman who was appointed as head of

Citigroup's ( C/PN ) Asia ECM execution and solutions in December.

A Citigroup ( C/PN ) spokesman confirmed the contents of the memo.