Zhang Yun (banker)
Chinese economist and banker (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zhang Yun (simplified Chinese: 张云; traditional Chinese: 張雲; pinyin: Zhāng Yún; born May 1959) is a Chinese economist and banker who served as president of Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) from January 2009 to December 2015.[3] He had also served as vice-president and deputy party chief of the bank. In November 2015 he was taken away by the anti-graft authorities.[4] He spent over 30 years working at the bank and was appointed vice-chairman, president and deputy secretary of the Party committee at the bank in 2009. Zhang Yun is so far the most high-profile bank executive in China caught since Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping's continues an anti-graft dragnet at all levels of government, military and ruling Communist Party. His predecessor, Xiang Junbo, was also sacked for graft.[5]
Zhang Yun | |
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张云 | |
Born | May 1959 (age 64) |
Education | Lanzhou University South China Agricultural University Wuhan University |
Occupation(s) | Economist, banker |
Years active | 1982 - 2015 |
Organization | Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) |
Title | President of Agricultural Bank of China |
Term | January 2009 - November 2015 |
Predecessor | Xiang Junbo[1] |
Successor | Zhao Huan[2] |
Political party | Communist Party of China |