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    Citi joins NATO Initiative to Mobilize Private Capital for Defence Production

    ANKARA – Citi has signed up to support NATO’s new Call to Action, joining the alliance-backed initiative to mobilize private capital for defence production, industrial resilience, and military technology across NATO economies.The announcement comes as NATO leaders gather in Ankara, facing the dual challenge of increasing defence spending and ensuring the industrial base can rapidly convert budget commitments into military capability. The initiative calls on banks, investors, and other capital providers to increase financing for companies developing and manufacturing the technologies

    Citi Appoints Peter Grinups as Nordic Corporate Banking Head

    STOCKHOLM – Citi today announced the appointment of Peter Grinups to the expanded role of Nordic Corporate Banking Head. He will continue in his role as Sweden Corporate Banking Head as well and will remain based in Stockholm.Peter brings 25 years of experience at Citi, having served as Sweden Corporate Banking Head since 2020. In his expanded role, he will report to Erik Savola, Head of Europe Corporate Banking, with a matrix reporting line to Per-Henrik Lewander, Head of Nordics. Commenting on the appointment, Erik Savola, Head of Europe Corporate Banking, said: "Peter's deep market

    Citi Appoints Per-Henrik Lewander as Nordic Head

    STOCKHOLM – Citi today announced the appointment of Per-Henrik Lewander as Nordic Cluster Head, Country Head and Banking Head for Sweden to lead Citi’s franchise across the Nordics. He will be based in Stockholm.Per-Henrik Lewander brings extensive leadership experience to this role, primarily from his 25-year career at Citi. Most recently, he served as Chair of the Global Financial Institutions Group & FinTech, where he led a team of over 400 bankers across more than 60 countries and covering approximately 3,000 clients in 180 countries. His banking career also includes senior roles at the

    Nasdaq Selects Citi for Account Operator Services and Efficiencies in Post-Trade Infrastructure

    Key Highlights: · Nasdaq selected Citi Investor Services to provide Account Operator Services, applicable in the Nordics and Euroclear Bank. · With this mandate, Nasdaq leverages Citi’s global network and technology infrastructure for post-trade processing and greater operational efficiency.London –   Nasdaq has selected Citi Investor Services for the provision of Account Operator Services, enabling its integrated access to relevant Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs) while reaping efficiencies in the delivery of its post-trade services. The mandate, applicable in the Nordics

    Citi appoints Fredrik Magnusson as Head of Nordics Commercial Banking

    Stockholm, Sweden – Today, Citi appointed Fredrik Magnusson as Managing Director, Head of Nordics Commercial Banking (CCB), a business within Citi’s Banking division that focuses on supporting mid-sized corporates with their banking needs as well as international expansion ambitions. Fredrik will assume his role in early November 2025, and will report to Auke Leenstra, Head of Western Europe CCB, and Erik Savola, Head of Nordics and Head of Europe Corporate Banking, exclusively in his Nordics franchise capacity.Based in Stockholm, Fredrik joins Citi from Danske Bank where he has had a more

    Citi Foundation and NyföretagarCentrum to accelerate youth employability and create 1,200 new jobs for youth in Sweden

    STOCKHOLM – Citi Foundation announces NyföretagarCentrum Sweden as one of the 2025 Global Innovation Challenge recipients, where 50 community organizations around the world will receive $500,000 each to pilot or scale up innovative employment solutions for low-income youth. NyföretagarCentrum will use this grant to pilot and scale up the “Young & Your Own” program with the goal of creating 1,200 new jobs for young people in Sweden within two years.Youth unemployment is a global challenge. According to estimations by the International Labor Organization (ILO), 65 million young people are

    Citi Appoints Tobias Åkermark and Kasper Dichow to lead Citi’s Nordic Investment Banking franchise

    STOCKHOLM - October 6, 2025 – Citi today announces the appointment of Tobias Åkermark and Kasper Dichow to lead Citi’s Nordic Investment Banking franchise. They will be based in Stockholm and Copenhagen, respectively. Tobias will join Citi end of 2025, and Kasper early in 2026.Tobias Åkermark brings over 20 years of investment banking experience in M&A and capital markets transactions across the Nordics. He joins from Barclays, where he served as Country CEO Sweden and Head of Nordic Banking. Prior to Barclays, Tobias spent fifteen years at Morgan Stanley as a Managing Director, including

    Citi Appoints Christian Aho as Country Head for Norway

    April 4, 2024 – Citi has appointed Christian Aho as Country Head and Head of Banking for Norway. His appointment will be effective from May 1, and he will be based in Oslo to lead Citi’s Norwegian franchise.Christian joins Citi from HSBC, where he has held several senior positions. He was most recently working in a Chief of Staff function. Prior to that, Christian was Director Nordic Banking in the Nordic team, setting up the office for HSBC in Stockholm.Christian will report to Erik Savola, Citi’s Nordic Head. He succeeds Pål Rokke who recently left Citi to pursue other opportunities.

    Citi Appoints Terhi Paloheimo as Country Head for Finland

    Citi has appointed Terhi Paloheimo as Country Head (Citi Country Officer) and Head of Corporate Banking for Finland. Terhi will be based in Helsinki to lead Citi’s Finnish franchise.Terhi joins Citi from SEB, where she has held several senior positions since 2010, most recently as Client Executive within Large Corporate Coverage.Terhi succeeds Karolina Burmeister who recently assumed a new role as Citi’s Head of Nordic Commercial Banking, based in Stockholm. Terhi will report to Erik Savola, Nordic Cluster Head, who is also co-head Nordic BCMA (Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory) and

    Citi Board Elects Casper W. von Koskull to Board of Directors

    Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C)New York, NY – Citi’s Board of Directors today announced that it has elected Casper W. von Koskull as a new independent director, with service commencing immediately. Mr. von Koskull most recently served as President and Group Chief Executive Officer of Nordea Bank Abp, one of Europe’s largest financial institutions.Citi Chair John C. Dugan said, “We are pleased to have Casper join Citi’s Board of Directors. Having spent nearly four decades at leading financial institutions, Casper has deep financial services expertise and extensive experience leading successful

    Citi Appoints Karolina Burmeister as Head of Commercial Banking for the Nordics

    Nordics: Citi today announced the appointment of Karolina Burmeister as Head of its Commercial Banking business in the Nordics. Karolina, who is currently Country Head for Citi in Finland, will relocate to Stockholm to run the commercial banking business and lead its growth plans in the region.Citi Commercial Bank’s (CCB) primary purpose is to support medium sized companies as they expand into new markets. This client segment is an important area of focus for Citi. In Western Europe and specifically the Nordics there is significant potential given the stability, high levels of innovation

    Citi Launches Direct Custody and Clearing Services in Finland

    Launch expands Citi’s proprietary custody network to cover all Nordic countries and to become the only international bank to offer a pan-Nordic service. Helsinki, London – Citi will begin offering Direct Custody & Clearing (DCC) services in Finland, starting in August. This new offering expands Citi’s proprietary DCC network to cover the whole Nordic region, making Citi the only international bank to offer a pan-Nordic service.Citi DCC plays an integral role in the capital markets by providing clearing and settlement services for the trading and investing activities of broker dealers as

    Citi Expands Commercial Banking Business in the Nordics - Mariève Gauthier appointed to lead and grow the Nordic operations

    Nordics: Citi has announced the expansion of its commercial banking business (CCB) in the Nordics, appointing Mariève Gauthier as Nordic Head of Commercial Banking.The commercial bank business in the Nordics, covering Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, serves the middle market segment in a wide range of traditional industries as well as the fast growing digital sector. Mariève will be based in Stockholm and will start transitioning to her new role with immediate effect. As the most global bank in the Nordics, with operations in over 100 countries, the expansion of the commercial bank

    Citi Appoints Country Head for Denmark

    Citi has appointed Rudi Baxter-Warman as Citi Country Officer (CCO) for Denmark. He previously served as a senior banker in both the public sector group and consumer and healthcare group in London.Rudi replaces Andrew Man who has assumed a new role for Citi in Corporate Banking, EMEA based in London. He will report to Alexander Stiris, Nordics Cluster Head, who is also Nordic Corporate Banking Head and Country Head for Sweden. Rudi, who joined Citi in 2007, has held several senior positions in Corporate Banking in a number of geographies and has worked across a variety of sectors.

    Citi and NyföretagarCentrum to help young entrepreneurs create another 500 new companies

    The global bank Citi is continuing its co-operation with NyföretagarCentrum for the “Young & Own” program in Sweden through the Citi Foundation. The collaboration, which started in 2015, has generated 3,000 new companies, twice the original goal. The cooperation is now being extended and another 500 new companies are expected to be established by young entrepreneurs in 2020. Citi is also involved in mentoring programs for immigrant women entrepreneurs.When the collaboration with NyföretagarCentrum started in 2015, the goal was to establish 1,500 new companies within four years. That goal

    Citi Appoints Country Head for Finland

    Citi announces the appointment of Karolina Burmeister as Country Head for Finland. She is currently a senior banker for corporates, financial institutions and public sector clients at Citi in Finland. Karolina replaces Brodie Donaldson, who will take on new responsibilities within Citi.  Karolina joined Citi in 2018 and has extensive experience in the Finnish market, having worked with large multinational corporations and institutions in Finland for 22 years in different banking roles. Prior to Citi, Karolina worked at OP Financial group both on Corporate Banking and Investment Banking

    Citi Launches Direct Custody and Clearing Services in Norway

    Launch consolidates Citi’s leadership with the industry’s largest proprietary custody network in the region and globally. Opening highlights commitment to the Nordics as Citi celebrates its 45th Anniversary in Norway. Oslo, London – Citi will begin offering Direct Custody & Clearing (DCC) services to clients in Norway, starting mid-November.  The new offering expands Citi’s proprietary DCC network to over 60 markets globally including 37 markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).DCC plays an integral role in the capital markets by providing clearing and settlement services

    Nadja Abbas is Female Economist of the Year

    The Female Economist of the Year 2018 is Nadja Abbas. The scholarship, which highlights future female leaders, is being awarded for the 17th consecutive year to an outstanding female student at the Stockholm School of Economics. For the second consecutive year, the major global bank Citi is the principal sponsor and host company for the scholarship.Throughout the year, Nadja Abbas will have a tailor-made position at Citi that will provide insight into a broad variety of the bank’s businesses and operations. The scholarship will be divided between Citi’s Stockholm and London offices and she

    Citi Appoints New Country Head for Sweden and Head of Nordic Corporate Banking

    Citi today announced the appointment of Alexander Stiris as Country Head for Sweden and Head of Nordic Corporate Banking, based in Stockholm. He will also assume responsibility as Nordic Cluster Head with the country heads in the Nordics reporting to him. Alexander will report to Zdenek Turek, CEO of Citibank Europe and Tom Isaac, EMEA Corporate Banking Head.Alexander joined Citi in 2001 and spent initial years in Madrid and London. In 2008 he moved to Hong Kong, where he worked in TMT investment banking and then in CEEMEA Corporate Finance, based in Dubai. Most recently he was a Managing

    Citi Appoints New Investment Banking Heads for the Nordics

    We are pleased to announce the appointments of Lars Ingemarsson and Ari Mäkelä as co-Heads of Nordic Investment Banking, both reporting to Manuel Falco, Head of EMEA Corporate and Investment Banking.Lars, who is based in Stockholm, joined Citi in 2011 from JP Morgan and has 23 years of investment banking experience. Ari will remain in Helsinki and joined Citi in 2011 from Deutsche Bank, he has 23 years of experience in the industry. Manolo Falco, Head of EMEA Corporate and Investment Banking said: “Both Lars and Ari have a strong proven transaction history and we are pleased to appoint

    Citi takes the scholarship Female Economist to the next level

    Global bank Citi takes the scholarship Female Economist of the Year to the next level as the main host company and sponsor for the second year in a row. The scholarship is awarded to one outstanding female student at the Stockholm School of Economics.The Female Economist of the Year was founded in 2001 by Swedish-American business woman Barbro Ehnbom, and has been awarded annually since then. The aim is to promote future female leaders and to contribute to improved conditions for women in business. “Our first year as a sponsor has been very positive and we look forward to giving a new

    Citi Market Leader in the Nordics for Euro and Dollar Transactions

    Citi is ranked by financial institutions as market leader in the Nordics for euro and dollar transactions in Euromoney’s Cash Management Survey 2017.The Euromoney Cash Management Survey recognizes the leading providers of cash management products and services. Clients across the world are surveyed on their use of service providers, in this case for Cash Management services, and designate their top providers. A provider with the greatest market share globally, by region and by country is designated a Market Leader For more information on the Euromoney Cash Management Survey, please see

    Anders Borg resigns as Senior Advisor for Citi

    Anders Borg has informed Citi that he is resigning from his role as a senior advisor to Citi.For further information, please contact:Anneli Sundstrom, Communications Director Nordics on +46702503591, or anneli.sundstrom@citi.comCitiCiti, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage,

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