Citi Appoints Chibesa As TTS Head For Sub-Saharan Africa

Citi has named Esther Chibesa the Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) Head for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). She replaces Peter Crawley, who moved to a newly created role; Head of UK and Europe for TTS.

Chibesa joined Citi in 2000 as a Management Associate in Citibank Kenya and has since held numerous roles within operations, banking, risk and product management. She has been the TTS Head for East Africa since 2015, and Sub-Saharan Africa Payments and Receivables head since 2016. Positions that Citi says, will get job postings in the near future.

Speaking on her appointment, Ebru Pakcan, TTS Head EMEA, and Akin Dawodu, Cluster Head for Sub-Saharan Africa say, “As our clients evolve their business models and explore ways in which they can respond to trends of digitisation, disruption and change in every industry, Citi’s TTS business continues to offer uniquely customised solutions to support our clients across the diverse set of markets on the continent. We are excited with Esther’s appointment to lead the charge during this next phase of growth in SSA.”

In her new role, Chibesa becomes a member of the bank’s TTS Emea Executive Committee as well as the SSA Operating Committee, and will report to Ebru Pakcan and Akin Dawodu.