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Citi names Gutiérrez-Orrantia Europe banking and cluster head in restructure

The Citigroup Inc (Citi) logo is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2017. Picture taken October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Nacho Gutiérrez-Orrantia, one of Citi's (C.N) most senior bankers in Europe, will become banking and cluster head for Europe as part of its planned restructuring, the banker told Reuters on Monday.The latest step in the bank's reorganisation was announced on Monday, with Citi's CEO, Jane Fraser, saying that "the actions we're taking to reorganize...
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Analysis: Societe Generale vision falls flat as Europe’s banks falter

People walk past a logo of French bank Societe Generale in front of the company's skyscraper at the financial and business district of La Defense near Paris, France September 14, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON/DUBLIN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Societe Generale's (SOGN.PA) much-hyped new strategy plans were given a thumbs down by investors on Monday, underscoring uncertainty over European banks as they face a brittle economy.As a year-long boon from interest rate rises fizzles, Europe's big lenders are under a spotlight, with higher rates now upping pressure on...