Vice Chair for ICG MENA & Chief Country Officer Saudi Arabia

Carmen Haddad

Best Investment Bank in Saudi Arabia 2021

Middle East’s Best Investment Bank 2021 

Best Investment Bank in the Middle East 2018

Best CSR Bank in Middle East 2017

Euromoney Awards for Excellence

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<li>In 2019, Citi joined Tadawul, the Saudi Stock Exchange, and expanded its Direct Custody and Clearing services to Saudi Arabia.</li>
<li>In 2022 Citi signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s Ministry of Finance and the National Debt Management Centre to appoint Citi as one of the five International Financial Institutions in the country to join the Kingdom&rsquo;s Primary Dealers&rsquo; Programme for local government debt instrument.</li>
<li>Since 2018 Citi Foundation continues to support Saudi youth through focused programs in partnership with reputable NGOs in the region including Education For Employment, Amideast, and Inajz Al -Arab EFE to create job and economic opportunities for unemployed Saudi youth in the Kingdom.</li>
<li>In 2021 Citi partnered with Aramco to launch Altamayyuz Finance and Accounting Excellence Academy, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between leading accountancy firms and investment banks to establish a center of excellence for finance and accounting.</li>
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<li>In 2019, Citi joined Tadawul, the Saudi Stock Exchange, and expanded its Direct Custody and Clearing services to Saudi Arabia.</li>
<li>In 2022 Citi signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s Ministry of Finance and the National Debt Management Centre to appoint Citi as one of the five International Financial Institutions in the country to join the Kingdom&rsquo;s Primary Dealers&rsquo; Programme for local government debt instrument.</li>
<li>Since 2018 Citi Foundation continues to support Saudi youth through focused programs in partnership with reputable NGOs in the region including Education For Employment, Amideast, and Inajz Al -Arab EFE to create job and economic opportunities for unemployed Saudi youth in the Kingdom.</li>
<li>In 2021 Citi partnered with Aramco to launch Altamayyuz Finance and Accounting Excellence Academy, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between leading accountancy firms and investment banks to establish a center of excellence for finance and accounting.</li>
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Citigroup in Saudi Arabia

Citigroup in Saudi Arabia (CSA) is licensed by the Capital Market Authority (CMA) with the license number 17184-31 to conduct the following securities business activities: Dealing, Arranging, Advising and Custody. CSA obtained its license on April 25, 2017 and started conducting business on January 22, 2018. 

CSA provides a full range of financial advisory services with respect to mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and also advises on public and private projects, joint ventures and strategic alliances and privatization. CSA also advises on debt and equity raising, structuring and restructuring.

Ms. Carmen Haddad Vice-Chairman 
Ms. Carmen Haddad is the Chief Country Officer of Saudi Arabia and has been the Citi Saudi Arabia Business and Governance Head since December 2016. Carmen joined CPB Middle East in January 2000 and has held several senior client coverage and management roles. She began her career in 1993 at JP Morgan Chase in London in the Asset Management Division after which she worked as a financial consultant at Lehman Brothers until 1997 covering Middle East &amp; North Africa Institutional and Private Clients and subsequently joined Merrill Lynch for 3 years in Private Client Services focusing on U.S. equity trading and alternative investments.
In June 2013, Ms. Haddad was appointed Co- Chair of Citi Women Network for the UAE and is a Regional Board member of "Injaz Al Arab". Carmen is also an eight-time winner &amp; Hall of Fame member of CPB Chairman's Council. Mrs. Haddad graduated with a bachelor's degree in arts from the University of Richmond.
Ebru Pakcan Board Member
Ms. Pakcan was appointed Head of EMEA Emerging Markets Cluster in May 2021 leading the Citi franchise and serving clients across 59 markets.
Prior to this she was the Head of Global Trade business at Citi since February 2020. In this role, Ms. Pakcan was actively engaged with Citi's clients across Corporate, Financials Institutions and Public Sector entities, developing working capital and trade financing solutions to meet their evolving requirements. She led a team of business managers, product and sales specialists across the globe in a set of diverse markets and disciplines.
Previously she headed up Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) business for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region based in London. Prior to that, Ms. Pakcan managed the Global Payments and Receivables business for the Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) based in New York until Nov 2016 and held the same position for EMEA region based in London between 2008 and 2012.
Ms. Pakcan joined Citibank in Turkey in 1997 as a Project Manager in Technology department and later expanded responsibilities in Operation and Technology division in various management positions. She held numerous roles across multiple countries, including the position of the Securities Country Manager (SCM) in Turkey, managing the custody and clearing business. In 2004, she moved to London to lead the Transaction Services EMEA Implementation team, responsible for the end-to-end delivery of new business mandated by Citi&rsquo;s institutional clients in the EMEA region.
Ms. Pakcan holds a degree in computer engineering from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey.
Ms. Pakcan has been actively engaged with the Payments and Trade industry, having served on the Board of CHAPS Clearing Company in UK until 2012 and the Board of The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C. in the United States until 2016. She is a member of the BAFT Global Trade Industry Committee (GTIC). Ebru has also served as a Director on the Board of Citibank Europe Plc in Ireland.
Mr. Mutlaq Hamad Al-Morished Independent Board Member
Mr. Mutlaq H. Al-Morished is the Chief Executive Officer, CEO of TASNEE. Prior to his present post, he was Executive Vice President of Corporate Finance, (CFO) at SABIC, Vice President of Metals SBU, EVP Shared Services, and President of SADAF and HADEED. In addition, Mr. Al-Morished was Chairman of the Board of YANSAB, SABIC Capital, SAUDI KAYAN, SABIC Captive Insurance Limited and Alinma Investment Co. Mr. Al. Morished was board member of Gulf Bank in Bahrain &amp; the Advisory Board for Economic Affairs of the Supreme Economic Council.
Mr. Al Morished also serves as board member of General Organization of Saudi Arabian airlines, Alinma Tokio Marine (ATMC), Aluminum Bahrain (ALBA), Gulf Petrochemical &amp; Chemical Association (GPCA) and Chairman of the board of National Metal Manufacturing &amp; Casting Co. (Maadaniyah).
Mr. Al-Morished holds an M.B.A. degree from Stanford University, a Master of Science degree in nuclear engineering from Princeton University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in nuclear physics &amp; mathematics from the University of Denver.
Mr. Ali Husein Alireza Independent Board Member
Mr. Alireza is the Managing Director of Haji Husein Alireza &amp;Co., He is also the Chairman of Herts Rental and Leasing, Chairman of National Computer Systems Company (NATCOM), Chairman of Ajil Financial Services Company, Chairman of the Board of The Arabian Petroleum Supply Company (APSCO), Member of the Jeddah Province Governate Advisory Council, and the Chairman of the Saudi Arabian Rowing Federation. Previously, Mr. Alireza was a Board member of SAMBA financial group, Chairman of SAMBA Capital, Chairman of the Board of Al Alamiya Cooperative Insurance Co. and Chairman of the Board of Gulf One Investment Bank in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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Sarah Altamimi
Interim CEO/Markets Head
Sarah joined Citigroup Saudi Arabia in December 2018 to build the Equity trading platform. She has more than 11 years of experience in in Equity trading. Her career began in Fransi Tadawul where she covered international brokerage operations then she moved to Morgan Stanley to set up their Saudi equity platform. In 2012, Sarah Joined Credit Suisse to build their Saudi Equity office desk.
Before joining Citigroup Saudi Arabia, Sarah worked at J.P. Morgan Saudi where she was a Vice President responsible for establishing the equity desk and trading activities and managed it for six years.
Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from King Saudi University.
Majed Al Hassoun
Head of Investment Banking
Majed Al Hassoun joined Citi in 2017 as head of Investment Banking for Citigroup Saudi Arabia. Previously, Majed was a Director in the Investment Banking department of Saudi Fransi Capital, the investment arm of Banque Saudi Fransi.
In over three years with Citi, Majed has led numerous transactions across a wide range of industries for public and private sectors clients, allowing Citi to secure a leading position in Saudi Arabia.
With over 15 years of experience, Majed has an extensive mergers and acquisitions and capital markets experience, having advised clients across different sectors and products.
Majed holds a bachelor of science, with distinction, in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and MBA from London Business School.
Moutaz AlKalash
Head of Human Resources
Moutaz joined the Citigroup Saudi Arabia in October, 2022. In his role, he works closely with KSA Leadership team supporting the business initiatives and streamlining the HR Processes for the franchise. Moutaz has more than 20 years of experience in HR , Marketing, Research, Communications, TQM &amp; Risk Management. Moutaz joins us from Riyad Bank where he was a Senior HR Business Partner with the CRO and Control functions for the bank. Prior to this he was with Saudi Electricity Company between 2002 and 2018, where he held various positions within the HR function. Moutaz holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration (Marketing) from King Saud University &ndash; Riyadh (KSA), and holds a Master of science in Total Quality Management from the Arab academy for science and technology (Egypt).
Olukayode Bababunmi
Chief Finance Officer
Olukayode Bababunmi joined Citi in 1999 and most recently led the setup of the Saudi Arabia legal entity. His almost 19 years of banking experience spans across Internal Control, Operations and Technology and Finance Functions. Previously, he held roles within the Controllers discipline in Nigeria, including oversight responsibilities for ICAAP and regulatory reporting and was appointed the Country Controller in 2015.
Olukayode is a CFA Charter holder and has a Master's of Business Administration degree. He is also a Fellow Chartered Accountant.
Dania Ashgar
Chief Compliance Officer and AMLRO
Dania has joined Citigroup Saudi Arabia as the Country Chief Compliance Officer ("CCCO") and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (&ldquo;MLRO&rdquo;) effective December, 28, 2022. Dania has more than 13 years of experience in Compliance, Financial Crimes, Governance and Risk Management. She has joined Citigroup from Morgan Stanley where she was leading the compliance department in Saudi. Prior to this she worked for Sedco Capital where she was a senior manager in the compliance and AML department. Dania was the Head of Legal, Compliance and Financial Crimes for Gulf Finance in 2014-2019. She started her career at Sidra Capital where she held several function within the Compliance function.
Dania holds a Bachelor Degree in Banking and Finance from Dal Alhekma Univesity in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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金融市场服务凭借花旗在全球无与伦比的网络优势为客户提供业界领先的解决方案。我们在近 80 个国家和地区的交易所为企业、机构投资者和政府提供服务，我们的承销、销售、交易和分销能力涵盖各资产类别（商品、股票、利率、价差产品）和汇率，以满足不同的客户需求。

金融市場

我們為客戶提供世界級解決方案和領先業界的全球網絡，在全球近80個國家為企業、機構投資人及政府單位提供交易服務。

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Markets provides world-class solutions and an unmatched global presence. We serve corporates, institutional investors and governments from trading floors in almost 80 countries.

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Soluciones de Tesorería y Comercio Exterior Las nuevas tecnologías nos abren nuevas oportunidades para servir a nuestros clientes, TTS (Soluciones de Tesorería y Comercio Exterior) invierte en innovación para dar vida a nuevas soluciones estableciendo un futuro digital a partir de un sólido legado y una red única de soluciones comerciales globales. Como podemos ayudarlo Canales digitales y data Tarjetas Corporativas Administración de liquidez Pagos Cobranza Comercio Internacional

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财资与贸易金融及证券服务是企业运营的好伙伴，呵护企业成长并提高其运营效率。服务涵盖了为企业、金融机构和公共部门提供的全球综合现金管理、营运资金和贸易融资解决方案，以及为金融机构、投资者和发行人提供托管、基金管理、中台、证券借贷和发行人服务。

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Services is key operational partner for clients, helping them grow and become more efficient. From global integrated cash management, working capital and trade finance solutions for corporations, FIs and public sector entities to custody, fund administration, middle office, securities lending and Issuer Services to FIs, investors and issuers.

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Global Wealth Management brings together the full power of Citi to serve the entire continuum of wealth clients, from affluent to ultra-high net worth to family offices.

花旗商業金融在全球

我們協助營收在一千萬美元以上之企業解決在快速成長及國際擴張過程中所面臨的挑戰，處理既有或避免衍生新的財務問題，驅動企業加速成長。

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We help mid-sized companies with revenues starting from $10MM USD address the challenges of rapid growth and international expansion by rationalizing complicated legacy setups or allowing clients to avoid them altogether, so that they can scale faster and grow larger.

Our treasury services help optimize the needs of our clients on a global scale. Treasury and Trade Solutions provides global solutions that can help clients drive their business forward while investing in innovation to bring new solutions to life.

貿易解決方案

我們以環球視野提供客戶資金管理產品與服務，跨越國界的解決方案協助客戶在追求業務成長之際也能投資創新的未來。

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Dedicados a server a los individuos de mayor riqueza y sus familias. Ofrecemos nuestros servicios a clientes de valor ultra alto en cerca de 100 naciones. Nuestros clientes incluyen emprendedores, líderes de negocios, ejecutivos y sus familias, a quienes ofrecemos servicios personalizados que les ayudan a proteger y crecer su patrimonio responsablemente. Nos enfocamos en menos clientes que son más grandes y sofisticados con valor mayor a 100 millones de dólares.

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U.S. Personal Banking includes branded cards, retail services, and retail banking, and serves our home market, which has the largest consumer wallet in the world.

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我們提供完善的銀行、股權與債權資本市場及併購財務顧問的產品和服務，致力成為機構客戶最佳的財務夥伴。

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Citi's Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory division provides comprehensive relationship coverage and a full suite of products and services in an effort to be the best possible financial partner to its institutional clients.

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我們運用領先業界的全球網絡為客戶提供全球各市場之深度在地專業及可規模化之解決方案，以支持客戶達成業務發展目標。

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Securities Services supports our clients’  business by drawing on the strength of our unmatched global footprint, which provides them with access to local expertise and scalable solutions to support their ambitions.

花旗商業金融在台灣

我們支持企業客戶拓展業務版圖的雄心，憑藉無遠弗屆的環球網絡，提供全方位金融服務。我們密切掌握國際金融市場脈動，傾聽、了解台灣企業需求，與客戶建立緊密的夥伴關係，提供客製化與創新的金融解決方案，外匯與資金管理產品在國際評等上屢獲殊榮，可協助企業進行完善的資產配置與風險管理，達成財務與業務目標。

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