Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Kwang Meng Quek, co-head of the global real estate group at Citigroup Inc.’s private banking unit, resigned.

Adam Abdur Rahman, a Singapore-based spokesman for Citigroup, confirmed the resignation. Quek will leave the bank next month and a successor will be named shortly, Rahman said. Quek, who is based in Hong Kong, couldn’t be reached at his office phone or by e-mail for comment.

Quek has been with Citigroup since 1990, including 12 years working for the corporate bank unit, according to a profile on the website of National University of Singapore, where he is an instructor in the real estate department.

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