Smyth checks out of The Peninsula to become CLSA CEO

Rodney Smyth has resigned as chief financial officer of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels to succeed Richard Pyvis as chief executive officer of investment bank CLSA. For Smyth, banks and banking are nothing new; the 47-year old Australian’s career in the private sector kicked off with a 12 year stint at Citibank, which took him to the Middle East/Africa region, London and Chicago.The holder of a degree in economics and law, Smyth also has Masters degrees in applied finance, business a…