Citibank UAE appoints Aqil Jaffer Ali Branch Banking Head

Citibank's branch network in the UAE includes five branches in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi and five Financial Centers (or Electronic Banking Units) located at the following addresses:

- Al Heel Tower in Khalidiya, Abu Dhabi
- Al-Rigga Palace, Al Maktoum St, Dubai
- Marina Heights Towers, Next to Marina Walk, Dubai
- Crystal Plaza, King Faisal Street, Sharjah
- Jumeirah Beach Road, Dubai.

Branches offer a wide range of retail banking products including Wealth Management, Credit Cards and Loans to individuals as well as SME customers in a friendly and comfortable atmosphere, while Citibank's financial centers provide customers with a full suite of banking services closer to their homes and are equipped with state-of-the-art Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) to help customers complete their daily banking transactions.

Mr. Jaffer Ali is a Citibanker with 18 years of experience within the bank.

An MBA graduate from Oklahoma City University with a BS in Computer Science/Accounting from Central State University, he carries an all-round banking experience having worked in the bank's key areas of operations, technology, treasury, compliance, branches and investment services.

Sanjoy Sen, Country Business Manager for Citibank's Consumer Banking business in UAE, said:

'Our branch network across the UAE, whether full-fledged branches or financial centers, is our primary interface with an expanding customer base, and that requires a dynamic leadership to maintain its efficient provision of cutting edge customer service. Aqil's long experience at various banking functions is instrumental for this new position. I am excited at the prospect of continuing to develop our strong network of branches and financial centers,' said Jaffer Ali. 'UAE is a high growth market with huge opportunities in the Wealth Management arena where we offer affluent clients top investment & credit products, state-of-the-art expertise, strong local knowledge and sophisticated Citigold facilities'.

Citi has been in the Middle East for nearly 50 years and currently offers consumer-banking services in the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt.

In the UAE alone, Citibank, the consumer banking arm of Citi, has had a presence for the past 42 years and is expanding its major operations within the country.

The bank is currently a major player in the UAE's credit card market and a leading provider of banking, Wealth Management and Consumer credit services.