Citibank Appoints Jerome Byers Regional President of Consumer Banking for Its Central Region

NEW YORK--()--Citibank today announced that it has appointed Jerome Byers as Regional President of Consumer Banking for its Central Region. In this role, Byers is responsible for implementing Citi’s service and sales strategy for all Citibank branches from Illinois to Texas. He will also guide Citibank’s DeNovo strategy in those markets.

“We are thrilled to have Jerome join the Citibank team and lead our Consumer Banking business for the Central Region,” said Cece Stewart, President, U.S. Consumer and Commercial Banking. “Jerome is a proven leader with a track record of success in retail banking. Even more, he is committed to generating deep and lasting relationships in the communities where he resides and serves. We are confident Jerome will uphold our mission to serve clients with excellence and drive growth in our key regions.”

Prior to joining Citibank, Byers served as Atlanta Regional President for Wells Fargo where he was responsible overseeing 200 banking locations and 5,000 team members. Byers played a major role in the largest bank merger in U.S. history, successfully leading the Atlanta area through Wachovia’s transition to Wells Fargo. For his leadership during this process, Byers was honored as one of the 100 Most Influential Atlantans of 2011 by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. An active member of his community, Byers has served on the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and is a past Chairman of the Board for Teach for America. Byers will relocate to Chicago.

As Byers takes on his new role, Citibank is implementing a broader plan to align its U.S. Consumer Banking into three key regions - East, Central and West. Each of the three regions will be led by a regional president who will report directly to Stewart. All regional presidents will have responsibility for developing and executing comprehensive strategies that drive superior client service and revenue growth.

The Central Region Byers oversees is comprised of Illinois and Texas.

About Citi

Citi, the leading global financial services company, 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, transaction services, and wealth management. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com.

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Contacts

Citibank
Sean Kevelighan, 212-559-9466
sean.kevelighan@citi.com
or
MSL Group
Sarah Spitz, 212-468-4899
sarah.spitz@mslgroup.comn

Release Summary

CITIBANK APPOINTS JEROME BYERS REGIONAL PRESIDENT OF CONSUMER BANKING FOR ITS CENTRAL REGION

Contacts

Citibank
Sean Kevelighan, 212-559-9466
sean.kevelighan@citi.com
or
MSL Group
Sarah Spitz, 212-468-4899
sarah.spitz@mslgroup.comn