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Citi elects former PwC COO James Flanagan to board; joins Audit Committee
CITIGROUP INC
- Board elected Flanagan as independent director effective October 21, 2026; he also joins Citi's Audit Committee and the board of Citibank, N.A.
- Spent nearly 40 years at PwC, serving as Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman from 2014 to 2021, overseeing U.S. HR, IT, finance, real estate and risk.
- Led PwC's U.S. Financial Services practice, a $4 billion audit/consulting/tax business, through the 2008 crisis; built the firm's Transaction Services practice.
- Currently a director of Integer Holdings (NYSE: ITGR) and Cyabra (NASDAQ: CYAB), where he chairs the Audit Committee; he is a CPA.
- Board determined he meets NYSE independence standards; no family relationships or related-party transactions involving Flanagan were disclosed.