Bank of China (Hong Kong), part of Beijing-headqartered Bank of China, has named its new chief executive.

Bank of China (Hong Kong) has appointed Sui Yang as chief executive.

Yang has been chief financial officer at the Hong Kong-listed group since August 2014. She joined Bank of China almost two decades ago and has since held a number of roles including deputy general manager of financial management.

BOC Hong Kong last month posted a robust set of financial results for 2014, including a 9.8 per cent year-on-year climb in net operating income before impairment allowances to HK$44.28 billion ($5.70 billion). 

The bank is 66.06 per cent owned by Bank of China.