Barbara A. Yastine Named Chief Financial Officer of Salomon Smith Barney and Citibank's Global Relationship Bank.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2000 Citigroup today announced the appointment of Barbara Yastine as Chief Financial Officer of Salomon Smith Barney Smith Barney is a division of Citigroup Global Capital Markets Inc., a global, full-service financial firm, that provides brokerage, investment banking and asset management services to corporations, governments and individuals around the world. and Citibank's Global Relationship Bank. She will report to Michael Carpenter, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Salomon Smith Barney and Citibank's Global Relationship Bank. "Barbara's experience in global financial management makes her an ideal choice for this role. She is a person of enormous talent and dedication with an impressive financial background. I know that her energy and intellect will help to build our corporate businesses for the future," said Mr. Carpenter. Ms. Yastine currently is Chief Auditor of Citigroup, overseeing a staff of more than 600 worldwide. Previously, she was Chief Administrative Officer A chief administrative officer (CAO) is responsible for administrative management of private, public or governmental corporations. The CAO is one of the highest ranking members of an organization, managing daily operations and usually reporting directly to the chief executive of the Global Consumer Group, with responsibility for the finance, audit, treasury, mergers & acquisitions and business-planning functions. She also served as Executive Vice President, Finance and Insurance, of CitiFinancial and as Vice President of Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. and Financial Planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against & Analysis for Travelers Group. She will remain a member of the Citigroup Management Committee and will join the SSB/GRB Operating Committee. Ms. Yastine joined Citigroup in 1987 as Director of Investor Relations at Primerica. Earlier, she was with W.R. Grace & Co. in various communications and investor-relations positions. She holds a B.A. in journalism from New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the and an M.B.A. in finance from New York University. Citigroup (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : C), the most global financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. company, provides some 100 million consumers, corporations, governments and institutions in over 100 countries with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, insurance, securities brokerage and asset management. The 1998 merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group brought together such brand names as Citibank, Travelers, Salomon Smith Barney, CitiFinancial and Primerica under Citigroup's trademark red umbrella. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com |
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