Citi Appoints Co-Heads Of TTS EMEA Emerging Markets

Citi has appointed Marek Potoma and Esther Chibesa as Co-Heads of Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) EMEA Emerging Markets (EM).

They will join the EMEA EM Leadership Team, under Ebru Pakcan, representing the TTS product business across the entire EMEA EM franchise.

“As co-heads, this will enable Citi to continue to develop a more consistent and holistic experience for our clients as well as benefiting from the best practices and synergies across all EMEA EM countries,” Citi said.

Effective immediately, Citi said Marek will start in the role and relocate to Dubai, UAE over the coming months.

Marek joined Citi in 1997 and took on several roles in Eastern European countries, including Trade Head and Commercial Banking Head.  He finished his time in Europe in 2015 as the TTS Head for Central Europe, before taking on his most recent role as the TTS Cluster Head for Turkey, Russia and Kazakhstan.

Esther joined Citi in 2000 as a Management Associate in Kenya. During her time at Citi, she has worked in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and Zambia in various roles in Operations, Credit Risk, Relationship Management Trade and Cash Product, before taking up country leadership roles in TTS.