Citi names Fabio Fontainha ASEAN head of consumer banking

Citi has appointed Fabio Fontainha ASEAN Head of Consumer Banking, effective December 1. Fabio will be based in Singapore and will report to Anand Selva, Head of Asia Pacific Consumer Banking. Citi’s Consumer Banking heads in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam will report to Fabio.

Fabio joined Citi in 1994 as a Management Associate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He has held a number of senior roles, including Head of Consumer Banking in Malaysia, Head of Sales & Distribution and Consumer Investments in Japan and in International Personal Banking for Latin America.

Having spent nine years working for Citi in Asia, Fabio returned to Brazil in 2013 tasked with restructuring the retail operation. Fabio is currently the Head of Consumer and Commercial Banking for Latin America.