Trading positions – March 2010
Staley CitiGroup’s new commodities head
Global investment bank Citigroup has appointed Stuart Staley as head of global commodities, replacing John Casaudoumecq, who is to retire after 25 years at the bank. Staley, currently the deputy head of global commodities, will relocate to London from Houston in April.
Prior to joining CitiGroup in 2004, Staley was chief executive of American Electric Power in London and worked for Enron for six years in both Houston and London.
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