This appointment comes at a time when Citibank, a member of Citigroup, has grown at an impressive rate in the region in the past few years owing mainly to a significant realignment & expansion in key distribution channels, including a strong sales team, and ever increasing personal banking offer.

Robert comes to Citigroup from General Electric (GE) where he was Chief Executive Officer of GE Money Bank GmbH Germany, a diverse retail bank comprising retail banking, automotive finance and direct banking headquartered in Hannover. For the past five years, Robert led the business through the purchase and integration of two acquisitions whilst expanding the franchise nationally. Today, GE Money Bank has more than 500,000 customers across Germany.

http://www.citigroup.com Citigroup (NYSE: C), the leading global financial services company has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing 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, and wealth management. Major brand names under Citigroup's trademark red umbrella include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney and Banamex.

Any opinions, advice, statements, offers or other information expressed in this section of the AME Info Web site are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of AME Info FZ LLC. AME Info FZ LLC is not responsible or liable for the content, accuracy or reliability of any material, advice, opinion or statement in this section of the AME Info Web site.

This is cache, read story here