BoA-Merrill appoints China corporate finance head -memo

HONG KONG, July 31 (Reuters) - Bank of America-Merrill Lynch hired a veteran banker to head its corporate finance business in China, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Friday.

Wang Bing, who worked for Merrill Lynch between 2004 and 2008 in various management roles, including dealmaking in China, agreed to rejoin Bank of America-Merrill Lynch as a managing director, according to the memo.

Bank of America (BAC.N), the largest U.S. bank, acquired Wall Street investment bank Merrill Lynch on Jan. 1 and renamed the combined entity Bank of America-Merrill Lynch. (Reporting by George Chen and Umesh Desai; Editing by Ken Wills)