Citi’s Rousseau to focus on France, financial advisory across EMEA

LONDON (Reuters) – Citigroup (C.N) has hired Robin Rousseau as a vice chairman of investment banking for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, a memo seen by Reuters shows.

Based in Paris, Rousseau will focus on the bank’s French client franchise while also providing financial advisory across the region.

A 26-year industry veteran, Rousseau was Deutsche Bank’s former M&A boss for EMEA and also worked at Morgan Stanley (MS.N) and Goldman Sachs (GS.N).