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10 Citi finance leaders
These ten current and former Citi finance leaders include CFOs of Citi divisions and regions, among them Banking, Markets, International, Europe and the Private Bank. Readers can learn how finance at Citi plans, controls and reports results across its businesses, and how divisional CFOs support business decisions.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ben Vance
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director - CFO, Partnership Cards & Development · Citi
Managing Director - CFO, Partnership Cards & Development at Citi since March 2026. His other Citi roles shown are Managing Director - CFO, US Co-Brand Cards (2025–2026), CFO, US Proprietary Cards (2021–2025), Director - Head of Finance - US Consumer Marketing (2020–2021) and Senior Vice President - Finance Lead - Cash Products (2018–2020).
David Howe
LinkedInExperience: CFO, Global Institutional Treasury Services & North America TTS · Citi
CFO, Global Institutional Treasury Services & North America TTS at Citi since 2013, and Head of Business Analytics, Managing Director at Citi (2011–2013). He was President of Alpine Advisors, LLC (2007–2011) and Head of Benchmarking, Group Vice President at Gartner (2002–2008).
Essya Hanachi
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Personal Banking · Citi
Former Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Personal Banking at Citi (December 2023–May 2026) and Chief Operating Officer for Finance at Citi (2021–2023). Since September 2026 she has been Head of Financial Planning & Analysis at Synchrony. She was Chief Financial Officer, Chase Card Services at JPMorganChase (2017–2021).
Gagan Singh
LinkedInExperience: International - Chief Financial Officer · Citi
International - Chief Financial Officer at Citi since May 2025; the profile headline describes the role as Chief Financial Officer - Citigroup International. Other Citi roles shown include Managing Director - Controller Client, Banking & International and Legacy Franchises (2023–2025), Managing Director - Regional Franchise Controller APAC (2021–2023) and Managing Director- Deputy Controller and Head of Reporting APAC (2019–2021).
Jaime Perez
LinkedInExperience: CFO - Caribbean and Central America · Citi
CFO - Caribbean and Central America at Citi since May 2022, where he describes leading the finance function for a region of over 10 markets and overseeing financial analysis, reporting and control. His other Citi roles shown include Director - Latin America North FP&A Head (2019–2022), Director - FP&A Head (Global Analytical Center) (2015–2019) and Director - Financial Planning & Analysis Head - Latin America (2012–2015).
Jennifer Landis
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer, Markets · Citi
Chief Financial Officer, Markets at Citi since August 2026, with Head of Investor Relations at Citi also listed as a current role since 2021. She was CFO, Middle Market Banking & Specialized Industries at JPMorganChase (2019–2021) and Managing Director - Head of Firmwide Planning & Analysis there (2014–2018).
Jill Zhao
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director - CFO, Citi Private Bank · Citi
Managing Director - CFO, Citi Private Bank since May 2026. Her other Citi roles shown include Managing Director - Head of In-Business Enterprise Risk and Balance Sheet Management (2024–2026), Director - Firm-wide Enterprise Risk Management (2LOD) (2020–2022) and Director - Global Consumer Bank - Global Head of Finance and Risk Management Reporting & Analysis (2014–2019).
Jonathan DeCristofaro
LinkedInExperience: CFO, Banking · Citi
CFO, Banking at Citi since November 2023, based in New York City. At Citi he was also Head of FP&A - Institutional Clients Group (2023), CFO - Managing Director, Global Equities & Securities Services (2017–2019) and Head, Long Term Planning, Strategy and CCAR - Institutional Clients Group (2015–2017). He was Head of FP&A and Expense Optimization at a NY based Hedge Fund (2019–2023).
Mateus Almeida
LinkedInExperience: Cluster CFO, Japan, Asia North & Australia (JANA), Managing Director · Citi
Former Cluster CFO, Japan, Asia North & Australia (JANA), Managing Director at Citi (2023–2025), and since September 2025 Lead Finance Officer (LFO), U.S. Retail Banking, Managing Director. His other Citi roles shown are Country CFO, Citi Hong Kong (2021–2023), Country CFO, Citi Brazil (2017–2021) and CFO, Citi Holdings (2016–2017), each at Managing Director level.
Natalia Bozek
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer - Europe, CFO and Board Director - Citibank Europe Plc · Citi
Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer - Europe, CFO and Board Director - Citibank Europe Plc at Citi since February 2024. She was Managing Director, CFO, Citi Handlowy (2018–2024) and Finance and Strategy Head, Deputy CFO, Citi Handlowy (2017–2018), and held Financial Planning and Analysis Director roles for the Europe Cluster (2013–2017) and Citi Handlowy (2006–2013).
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Match the leader's business or region to your question, since a markets or banking CFO sees different drivers than a cards, private bank or country finance lead. Check whether the role is current and whether the person's view comes from a group-level seat or a single business.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do divisional CFOs at Citi build forecasts and set expense targets for their businesses?
- 02What changes for finance teams when a large bank reorganizes its business lines, and how is reporting adapted?
- 03How do Citi finance leaders balance capital, regulatory and profitability goals when planning for a business?
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