03/22/2018

Kevin Martin Joins Citizens Bank as President of Citizens Investment Services

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Citizens Bank today announced the appointment of Kevin Martin as President, Citizens Securities Inc., and head of Citizens Investment Services. Martin, an industry veteran, joins Citizens from JPMorgan Chase, where he held a variety of key leadership roles in the company’s brokerage and wealth management businesses.

Citizens Investment Services is the division of Citizens Bank Wealth Management that provides a wide range of investment and insurance solutions for individuals and business owners to help them plan for retirement and other long-term financial objectives. Martin reports to John Bahnken, president of Citizens Bank Wealth Management.

“Citizens Investment Services has grown and developed significantly over the past several years and is well positioned to continue accelerating our pace of growth,” said Bahnken. “Kevin brings extensive knowledge of the business and strong leadership skills; our clients and advisors will benefit greatly from his deep expertise.”

For 20 years, Martin held key leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase, with a focus on strategic planning, sales administration and strategy, finance and operations. Previously, he held senior roles at Ernst & Young LLP (EY) and BISYS Fund Services.

About Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with $152.3 billion in assets as of December 31, 2017. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad range of retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and institutions. Citizens helps its customers reach their potential by listening to them and by understanding their needs in order to offer tailored advice, ideas and solutions. In Consumer Banking, Citizens provides an integrated experience that includes mobile and online banking, a 24/7 customer contact center and the convenience of approximately 3,300 ATMs and approximately 1,150 branches in 11 states in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Consumer Banking products and services include a full range of banking, lending, savings, wealth management and small business offerings. In Commercial Banking, Citizens offers corporate, institutional and not-for-profit clients a full range of wholesale banking products and services, including lending and deposits, capital markets, treasury services, foreign exchange and interest rate products, and asset finance. More information is available at www.citizensbank.com or visit us on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook.