BEIJING, March 15 (Reuters) - China appoints Zhang Jinliang as party chief of China Construction Bank Corp (CCB) , according to a statement released by CCB on Friday.

Zhang, currently the president of CCB, will also be appointed as chairman of the bank, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

Current CCB party chief Tian Guoli will step down from the post, the statement said. (Reporting by Beijing Newsroom)