Head of China’s 4th Largest Bank Resigns Amid Graft Probe

The head of China’s fourth-largest state bank has resigned citing personal reasons amid reports of his involvement in a corruption investigation.
Head of China’s 4th Largest Bank Resigns Amid Graft Probe
Zhang Yun, vice chairman and president of the Agricultural Bank of China, at a news conference on its initial public offering in Hong Kong on June 29, 2010. Zhang, the head of China's fourth-largest state bank, has resigned citing personal reasons according to reports appearing Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. AP Photo/Kin Cheung
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BEIJING—The head of China’s fourth-largest state bank has resigned citing personal reasons amid reports of his involvement in a corruption investigation.

No details were given about the departure of Agricultural Bank of China president Zhang Yun, according to reports appearing Saturday.

The resignation of the 56-year-old executive comes amid an ongoing campaign against corruption in the Chinese government, the military and state industries.

A massive stock market sell-off over the summer has also lately focused investigators’ gaze on the financial sector.