Citi appoints Fabio Fontainha as head of retail banking for Asia Pacific and EMEA

He will report to Gonzalo Luchetti, head of consumer banking for Asia Pacific and EMEA.

Citi named Fabio Fontainha as head of retail banking for Asia Pacific and EMEA, reporting to Gonzalo Luchetti who was named head of consumer banking for Asia Pacific and EMEA in September 2018.

In his new role, Fontainha oversees Citi’s retail banking and wealth management businesses across 12 markets in Asia Pacific and five in EMEA – Poland, Russia, UK, UAE, and Bahrain.

Prior to his latest appointment, he was ASEAN cluster head for the Asia Pacific consumer banking business since December 2016. As ASEAN cluster head, Fontainha is credited with the growth of the business in the region, having achieved record profits and business transformation through a focus on digitisation and strategic partnerships.