Citigroup taps Cristina Mascanzoni as Australia, New Zealand technology lead
C•Citigroup names new technology coverage lead
July 29 (Reuters) - Citigroup C.N said on Wednesday it has appointed Cristina Mascanzoni as a director for its Capital Markets and Advisory team and the technology coverage lead for Australia and New Zealand.
Background on Mascanzoni and Citi's technology push
- Mascanzoni joins from Goldman Sachs where she oversaw Zip’s ZIP.AX equity raise and convertible bond restructuring, Australian buy-now-pay-later firm Afterpay’s cross-border sale to Block XYZ.N and the recent strategic review of OFX Group OFX.AX.
- Citi said the appointment reflected its continued investment in technology coverage and its ambition to build a market-leading technology franchise in Australia and New Zealand.
- Last week, Citi hired five managing directors for its technology investment banking in the U.S.
