Citi has appointed James Morris as UK head of Citi Commercial Bank (CCB).

Morris joins the bank from Barclays, where he spent over 25 years. For the past three years, he has served as managing director, national head of business and professional services.

Prior to this role, he was the head of UK insurance within the Financial Institutions Group for International Corporate Banking. There, he was responsible for client coverage across the international & UK broker space, general & life insurance segment and non-life speciality sub sector.

Morris first started his career as corporate finance analyst at The Coca-Cola Company in 1997.

Joining the group on September 30, he will be tasked with overseeing all CCB business and operations in the UK, with responsibilities including driving the business’ strategy and financial performance and strengthening client relationships.

CCB focuses on delivering Citi’s product suite, including but not limited to cash and liquidity management, foreign exchange, trade finance, capital markets and lending solutions, to mid-sized corporates that are either global or looking to build an international footprint.

Morris will report to head of Citi Commercial Bank Tasnim Ghiawadwala and head of Citi’s UK cluster and banking head Tina Lee.

“James is an experienced banking leader with a proven track record of leading high-performance teams across multiple sectors and geographies,” said Tasnim Ghiawadwala, head of Citi Commercial Bank. “I am confident that James will continue the excellent progress of our UK CCB franchise and drive strong momentum in the market.”

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