Australia

Citi appoints Stella Choe as head of corporate banking for Australia and New Zealand

Stella Choe's appointment as Head of Corporate Banking for Australia and New Zealand is effective immediately. In this role, Stella will report locally to Tony Osmond and regionally to Gerry Keefe. She will also continue to lead the Financial Institutions group within the Corporate Bank for the time being. Stella brings a wealth of corporate banking experience to the role, having served in senior positions with HSBC, Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan in Asia, Europe and the United States. Stella joined Citi in 2014 as Head of the Corporate Bank, Financial Institutions group, Australia and New Zealand. She has successfully expanded the team, had relationship responsibility for some of our most important clients, helped to deliver strong growth in revenues, and supported her clients on a number of large transactions.

Citi appoints Stella Choe as head of corporate banking for Australia and New Zealand

Stella Choe's appointment as Head of Corporate Banking for Australia and New Zealand is effective immediately. In this role, Stella will report locally to Tony Osmond and regionally to Gerry Keefe. She will also continue to lead the Financial Institutions group within the Corporate Bank for the time being. Stella brings a wealth of corporate banking experience to the role, having served in senior positions with HSBC, Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan in Asia, Europe and the United States. Stella joined Citi in 2014 as Head of the Corporate Bank, Financial Institutions group, Australia and New Zealand. She has successfully expanded the team, had relationship responsibility for some of our most important clients, helped to deliver strong growth in revenues, and supported her clients on a number of large transactions.

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