Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking Asia Pacific has appointed Lawrence Komo as Managing Director, Head of Securities Finance for Asia Pacific. He will report to Margaret Dawson, Asia Pacific Head of Securities and Fund Services and Tim Douglas, Global Head of Securities Finance. Komo will be based in Singapore.
Komo joins Citigroup from UOB Group in Singapore, where he was executive director of Asset Management Sales. Before UOB, Komo was at Citigroup from 1998 to 2002 serving in a number of roles, including head of equity finance in London. Before he joined Citigroup, he held equity finance positions in Asia at Daiwa, Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs.
“We welcome Larry’s return to Citigroup,” says Margaret Dawson. “His appointment coincides with the major opportunities we see developing in securities lending in Asia Pacific. Citigroup has been active in leading the development of securities borrowing and lending in the Asia Pacific region and Larry’s experience will be instrumental in continuing to grow and expand our business.”
Komo completed a BA in Economics at Yale University and an MBA from Emory University in Atlanta.