Citi names Rajeev Garg as UAE wealth head

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Mon, June 22, 2026 astatine 6:49 AM CDT 2 min read

Citi has named Rajeev Garg to pb its wealthiness concern astatine Citibank successful the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to a property merchandise posted connected Zawya.

He volition negociate the improvement of the bank's wealthiness vertical successful the country, including Citigold, Citigold Private Client and recognition cards.

His remit besides includes reinforcing hazard and power processes to lucifer planetary standards and section regulatory rules.

Oversight of the Private Bank volition stay with Mohannad Sleiman.

In the caller role, Garg volition study to Yeo Wenxian, Head of Asia South Wealth, and volition besides person a reporting enactment to Citibank UAE CEO, state serviceman and banking caput Shamsa Al-Falasi.

Al-Falasi said: "The UAE continues to beryllium an important marketplace for Citi's wealthiness absorption ambitions. Rajeev's assignment underscores our committedness to the state and our absorption connected delivering a client-centric acquisition crossed our wealthiness franchise. His enactment volition beryllium instrumental successful strengthening our presumption and ensuring we conscionable the evolving needs of our clients successful the UAE."

Garg has 26 years of manufacture experience, with much than 18 of those spent astatine Citi successful a scope of positions and markets.

Most recently, helium was Asia South Citigold Business execution lead, a relation successful which helium worked connected concern alteration and performance.

Garg said: "I americium excited to instrumentality connected this caller relation starring Citi's Wealth concern successful the UAE. The UAE is simply a dynamic marketplace with important maturation potential, and I look guardant to moving with our talented squad to further fortify our Citigold and Citigold Private Client and Citi Credit Cards offerings, thrust strategical growth, and present innovative solutions to our clients."

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