SINGAPORE, April 23 (Reuters) - Citigroup ( C/PN ) said on

Tuesday that it has appointed Amit Dhawan as the head of Citi

Commercial Bank for Singapore, effective Monday, according to a

statement.

The bank said Dhawan, who has over three decades of banking

experience, will oversee all Citi Commercial Bank business and

operations in the city-state and will be responsible for driving

the business' strategy and financial performance.

"Singapore is an important hub for Citi Commercial Bank,

given its status as a top financial center as well as its

proximity and connectivity to other Asian markets," Gunjan

Kalra, head of Citi Commercial Bank for Asia North, Australia

and Asia South clusters said in the statement.

"We are seeing the emergence of a number of emerging and

mid-sized corporates in Singapore that are pursuing regional and

global expansion," Kalra added.

Dhawan will continue to be Citi's head of emerging

corporates for Asia, a role he has held since 2017, Citi said.

Dhawan was Citi Asia-Pacific Head of Commercial Lending

Management from 2012 to 2017, according to the statement.