Fan Yifei, then executive vice president of China Construction Bank (CCB), is seen during a conference in Beijing, China, Dec 18, 2009. [Photo/IC]

BEIJING -- The People's Bank of China, the central bank, has appointed Fan Yifei and Guo Qingping as deputy governors, according to the bank website on Wednesday.

Born in 1964, Fan Yifei was previously deputy manager of the China Investment Corporation and deputy governor of China Construction bank, according to his curriculum vitae on the central bank website.

Guo Qingping, born in 1956, was former assistant to the central bank governor.