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Citi celebrates a strong culture of service
R
aymond Gatcliffe
began his new role
as the CEO in April.
Bringing 30 years of
global banking
experience, including several
years in London and New York,
he demonstrates the company’s
international presence. “With
roots in Canada dating back to
1919, our firm sees this as a key
franchise in its global network,”
he says.
Citi provides corporate,
commercial, wealth, credit
card and investment banking
services for Canadian customers
with a global footprint, as well
as for large corporations with
subsidiaries in the country. With
offices in Toronto, Mississauga,
Montréal, Calgary and Vancouver,
it is part of Citigroup — which
serves clients in more than 180
countries and jurisdictions.
Raymond Gatcliffe leads Citi’s business in Canada.
There are a lot of
leadership opportunities
to connect with people
outside of your day job.
You just have to raise
your hand.
— Nelson Lee
Corporate and Investment
Banking Associate
Gatcliffe is eager to be
leading the company through
a time of expansion by hiring
more employees and adding
clients to leverage what he
calls Canada’s “once-in-ageneration opportunity.” The
opportunity comes in the midst
of changing global trade routes
and with the country focusing
on attracting more foreign
capital and increasing its global
competitiveness.
“There is a real growth story at
Citi which is really exciting,” he
says.
So far this year, the company
has hired upwards of 740 people in
Canada and has plans to continue
hiring into next year. “Citi’s
globality is very appealing,” says
Gatcliffe. “We promote mobility.
We want people to be excited to
change geography and roles.”
While the opportunity to move
throughout the world with Citi
exists, employees can still have
great career mobility without
leaving the country because of the
wide variety of products, services
and roles offered in Canada, he
adds.
Citi’s international reach is
felt in a more meaningful way
each year on Global Community
Day. This spring, the company
celebrated the event’s 20th
anniversary. The annual tradition
of coming together as a worldwide
team for a day of service through
volunteerism continues to
reinforce Citi’s strong culture
of service, Gatcliffe says, and
helps employees build deeper
relationships not only with their
communities but with each other.
“Everyone looks forward to the
day,” says the CEO, who spent this
year’s event unloading pallets and
organizing packages at a local food
bank.
Meanwhile, when Nelson
Lee is not analyzing financial
statements and helping clients, he
turns his attention to bolstering
the congenial atmosphere at
Citi by organizing charity golf
tournaments and planting trees in
the community.
“There are a lot of leadership
opportunities to connect with
people outside of your day job,”
says Lee, corporate and investment
banking associate, Canadian
financial institutions and public
sector group, based in Toronto.
“You just have to raise your hand.”
For the past three years, Lee
has been a key organizer of Citi’s
charity golf tournament held
