Francesco Vanni d'Archirafi
Chief Executive Officer, Global Transaction Services, Institutional Clients Group, Citi
Co-chairman, Business in the Community International, Board Member, Business in the Community Key Stakeholder
Francesco Vanni d’Archirafi was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Global Transaction Services (GTS), a publicly reported division of Citi, in April 2009. Prior to his current assignment, Francesco was the Global Head for Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS), a major business division of GTS. He joined GTS in 2003 as the Region Head for Europe, Middle East and Africa.
GTS provides industry-leading cash management, treasury and trade services and trade finance solutions to corporations, financial institutions and government entities across the globe through its TTS business; and securities clearing services, custody, fund services, securities finance and issuer services to capital markets participants world-wide through its Securities and Fund Services (SFS) business. GTS operates in 96 countries, processing over $3 trillion in payment flows daily, and handling more than one billion transactions annually. In 2010, the business delivered revenues of $10 billion and net income of $3.7 billion. At the end of 2010, it had $348 billion in liability balances, and $12.6 trillion in assets under custody and trust.
Francesco began his career with Citi in 1983 as a Management Associate in New York before moving to the Corporate Bank in 1984, as a Relationship Manager in Lima, Peru, where he later took on the role of Treasury Marketing Manager. In 1986, he was appointed Country Treasurer for Peru, before moving to London in 1987 to launch Citibank’s Southern Europe Structured Finance business. In 1993, he was appointed Corporate Finance Head for Italy, based in Milan. Three years later, he returned to London as the Global Co-Head for Mergers and Acquisitions. In 1998, Francesco was appointed the Market Manager for Iberia responsible for the Corporate Bank and customer relationships in Spain and Portugal. He was also appointed the Country Corporate Officer of Citigroup for Spain, based in Madrid. In 2001, he was named Chairman and CEO of Citibank International plc and the European Customer Group Executive for Citigroup’s Corporate Bank headquartered in London; two years later he was asked to join GTS.
Francesco is the Chairman of Citibank Holdings Ireland Ltd and Vice Chair of Citibank Europe plc and a member of Citigroup’s Operating Committee. He serves on the boards of the Citi Foundation, Mapfre America S.A. and Business in the Community (BiTC), where he is the Chair of BiTC's International Leadership Team. He is also the Vice-Chairman of Junior Achievement Worldwide, a member of its Board of Governors, and a board member of Junior Achievement-Young Enterprise Europe.
Francesco is a Finance graduate of the American University in Washington DC where he received the Stanley I. Posner Award as the graduating senior with the highest overall academic average. He obtained his MBA in Finance and International Business from Columbia University in 1983. He currently resides in New York City with his wife and their two daughters.
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