Margin lending

Paolo leads our global team, which arranges margin lending facilities for clients. He has more than three decades of experience in financial markets.

Prior to his current role, Paolo was Chief Risk Officer for UK legal entities at Citi. Before joining Citi, he held several senior positions in risk management, including Global Head of Market Risk, Interim Group Head of Financial Risk, and Global Head of Counterparty Risk and Financial Institutions Credit Risk at Barclays. Earlier in his career, Paolo was European Head of Equity Risk Management at Citi and a Senior Officer at CONSOB, the Italian securities and exchange commission, where he supervised derivatives markets.

Paolo holds a master’s degree in economics from LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome. He is the author of several articles on derivatives products, reverse stress testing and LIBOR transition.

Alessandro is responsible for our margin and securities backed finance team’s business development globally.

Prior to his current role, he worked in enterprise and operational risk management at Citi, serving as Global Head of Technology Risk for the Private Bank and Treasury and Trade Solutions, EMEA Head of Technology Risk, and Western Europe Head of Enterprise Risk Management.

At Citi, Alessandro has also held various leadership roles in the Performance and Measurement group and Asset Servicing Operations group in Markets & Securities Services.

Alessandro holds a master’s degree in economics and business administration from the University of Catania. He has also studied at the Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University and the London School of Economics.

Jim originally joined Citi in 1999 as a Financial Controller in CitiCapital Material Handling Finance. In 2005, he transitioned into the role of Credit Officer for CitiCapital Material Handling Finance and later that year graduated from Citigroup Commercial Credit College.

In 2006, Jim joined Citi Private Bank’s Investment Finance team as a Portfolio Manager. Over the past decade, he has provided clients with tailored lending solutions. Most recently, he has served as Margin and Securities-Backed Finance Transactor for Metro New York.

Prior to joining Citi, Jim held roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as a Senior Auditor and Credit Lyonnais as an Accountant.

Jim received his bachelor’s degree from Fordham University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Dale is responsible for our margin securities backed finance (MSBF) offering across the region. Previously, he was a senior investment finance transactor, originating and underwriting lending transactions across areas including MSBF, subscription credit finance and commercial real estate. He is a Senior Credit Officer.

Having joined the Private Bank in 2004, Dale served in investment finance roles covering MSBF and residential real estate, including as a transactor in the risk team as part of the Special Assets Recovery Group. He also worked for Citi’s Corporate Bank in the shipping and aviation teams.

Dale holds a bachelor’s degree in politics from the University of Liverpool.

Nandu has overall responsibility for meeting clients’ banking and margin lending needs across Asia Pacific.

Since joining Citi in 1994, he has served in the Corporate, Consumer and Private Banks.

He brings 25 years of industry experience to clients, including roles in trading, sales, treasury and wealth advisory.

Nandu has a bachelor’s and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management.