Deutsche Bank : China's HNA set to name ex-German minister Roesler as CEO - source

(Reuters) - China's HNA Group [HNAIRC.UL] is set to appoint former German economy minister and vice chancellor Philipp Roesler as its chief executive, according to people familiar with the matter.

Bloomberg, which had earlier reported the proposed appointment, added that it could be made in the coming weeks. https://bloom.bg/2AoNwJP

Earlier on Tuesday China's heavily indebted airline-to-property conglomerate said it has agreed a sale and repurchase deal on some of its shares in Spain's NH Hotel Group (>> NH Hotel Group SA) to raise cash for internal financing.

HNA, which is also one of the biggest shareholders in Deutsche Bank (>> Deutsche Bank), has taken on billions in debt to fund a $50 billion acquisition spree in the last two years and has faced rising funding costs in recent weeks as investors worry about its financial health.

No one at HNA was immediately available for comment.

(Reporting by Parikshit Mishra in BengaluruEditing by Greg Mahlich)

By Arno Schuetze

Stocks treated in this article : NH Hotel Group SA, Deutsche Bank