Citi appoints Chafic Haddad as Global Head of Fintech Sales

By Leandra Monteiro

FinTech is the fastest growing sub-segment across all regions within the Citi FI franchise. Chafic’s industry expertise and sales experience position him well to lead this business for Citi globally.

Chafic joined Citi’s Global Transaction Services (GTS) business in 2010 as Financial Institutions and Correspondent Banking Manager for the Middle East and North Africa. In 2014, his role expanded to cover the CEEMEA markets before moving to London in 2017 to take up his current role as TTS EMEA Head – Financial Institutions.

Apart from his sales responsibilities, Chafic is EMEA Chair of Citi’s GBRC Financial Crimes Compliance (FCC) Committee and Chair of the TTS Voice of the Employee (VOE) Council for the EMEA region.

Prior to joining Citi, Chafic spent 13 years at Wells Fargo managing financial institutions and public entities across all banking products. In 2003, he was appointed as the bank’s main representative for the Middle East. In addition to his relationship management and coverage roles, Chafic held various positions in risk management, syndicated lending and capital markets.

Chafic is a graduate of Richmond University, London, where he specialized in international business and economics. He will remain in London while transitioning roles and will then relocate to Dubai where he will be based and report to Ashish Bajaj, Global Head of Financial Institutions Sales, TTS, Citi