Citi Appoints Erik Savola as new Nordic and Swedish Head
Citi announces the appointment of Erik Savola as Nordic Cluster Head and Citi Country Head for Sweden. Erik also assumes the Nordic BCMA (Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory) Co-Head role together with Lars Ingemarsson and he will lead the Nordic Corporate Banking business.
Erik Savola was most recently Co-Head of EMEA BCMA Industrials, serving as the senior banker covering some of Citi’s largest and most complex industrial clients. Erik will now relocate to Sweden to lead the Nordic Cluster.
Erik joined Citi in 2002. He is a Business Senior Credit Officer and has held several risk management roles in New York, London, Singapore and Hong Kong. He has also served as a corporate banker covering Citi’s global relationships in the Consumer and Leisure sectors. Erik succeeds Alexander Stiris who was recently promoted to become Citi’s EMEA Head of Commercial Banking.
"Erik's deep experience across clients, products, industries and geographies, makes him a great fit to lead Citi’s franchise in the Nordics,” Kristine Braden, Citi Head of Europe commented.
Citi has had a presence in the Nordic region for more than 45 years, with local offices in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway and has been doing business with Nordic clients for more than 100 years. This key appointment underscores the bank’s commitment to continue growing the Nordic franchise across key sectors and products.
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*The appointment is subject to regulatory approval
Media contact:
Anneli Sundström, Head of Communications and Public Affairs Nordic Region, +46 (0)70 250 35 91, anneli.sundstrom@citi.com
Shani Halstead, Public Affairs EMEA, +44 (0)7789 397 919, shani.halstead@citi.com
About Citi
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