Citi names Robert Walsh as interim Chief Accounting Officer

The company states: “On September 4, 2024, Johnbull Okpara informed Citigroup Inc. that he would resign from his position of Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Citi to pursue another opportunity, effective September 10, 2024. On September 10, 2024, Robert Walsh, age 54, agreed to become interim Chief Accounting Officer of Citi, effective immediately, while a search for a permanent replacement is conducted. Mr. Walsh has been the Controller for the Services business since November 2023. Since his employment by Citi commenced in 1999, he has been an SEC Reporting Analyst; Assistant Accounting Policy Head – Global Consumer Banking; Head of Accounting Policy – Cards; Controller for Citi’s Institutional Clients Group in North America; Controller – Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.; Head of Corporate and Regulatory Reporting; and, immediately prior to assuming his current role, Head of Financial and SEC Reporting.”