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Citigroup’s Shapleigh Smith Retiring; Shane Azzara to Head Asset-Based and Transitional Finance
April 11, 2024
Shane Azzara is taking over as head of asset-based and transitional finance at Citigroup Inc., succeeding Shapleigh Smith who is retiring as of May 1.
Azzara has worked at Citi for nearly 30 years and was promoted to managing director in 2017. He’s helped steer the ABTF team’s restructuring and bankruptcy financing efforts during that time. In his new role, he will report to John McAuley, Citi’s head of debt capital markets for North America.
Azzara has worked at Citi for nearly 30 years and was promoted to managing director in 2017. He’s helped steer the ABTF team’s restructuring and bankruptcy financing efforts during that time. In his new role, he will report to John McAuley, Citi’s head of debt capital markets for North America.
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