People Moves
Executive Departure At Citi Triggers Reshuffle; New CEO Of Private Bank

There is a new CEO of Citi's private bank as a result of a reshuffle of top jobs across the US banking giant following a high-level departure.
Jane Fraser, who has been chief executive of Citigroup’s
private bank for the past four years, is to be replaced by Mark
Mason as Fraser
takes up the post as new head of the US bank’s mortgage business.
The current CitiMortgage CEO, Sanjiv Das, plans to leave the
bank to “pursue other opportunities”, according to the wording of
an internal
memo. The move was announced by Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat.
Das took over Citigroup's mortgage business at the height of
the financial crisis in 2008. He will remain at the bank for a
few months to
assist on mortgage issues related to the government, the memo
said. The contents were confirmed to this publication by a
spokesperson for Citigroup.
Mason, who takes on the top job at private banking, has been
CEO of Citi Holdings. In turn, Francesco Vanni d'Archirafi, who
leads
Citigroup's transaction services business, will take over as CEO
of Citi
Holdings, the division that holds all non-core assets that Citi
is winding down
or selling.
In March, the bank
appointed Anthony Habis as senior banker and team head for family
offices
coverage in the Middle East. This is a newly-created role, based
in Dubai. In January, the London-based chief investment officer
of Citigroup’s
private bank,
Richard Cookson, left Citi as part of
cost cuts and amid a series of changes to senior management
roles.
Citi's private bank recently commented to WealthBriefing about the issue of managing the client experience, the subject of a new, major report by this publication, and readers can see Citi's thoughts here.