Zhu Min, vice president of the Bank of China (BOC), one of the country's top four lenders, has resigned because of job change, BOC announced in a statement to the Shanghai Stock Exchange Monday.

The Beijing-based lender said it received the letter of resignation from Zhu on October 16.

The lender did not mention Zhu's new post in the statement.

(Xinhua News Agency October 20, 2009)