Citigroup has named Bert Pijls as country business manager for UK Consumer, the bank behind the Citi and Internet banking business Egg.
Pijls, who has worked at Egg in the past, will replace Ian Kerr, CEO of the Internet banking business, with immediate effect.
Pijls is currently the financial group’s country manager for the Czech Republic where he turned around the consumer franchise with high double-digit growth in revenues by building the cards, investments and loans portfolios.
“We are very focused on allocating capital to the best opportunities we see for growth for our business, and the UK is a key market for Citi. We are committed to making UK Consumer a top UK bank,” says George Awad, consumer CEO, EMEA, Citigroup.