09/28/2018

Two Veteran Fixed Income Bankers Join Citizens Bank

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Two veteran bankers have joined Citizens Bank to add expertise and help build out the bank’s fixed income trading business. 

Brad Westover has joined Citizens as Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income Trading. Westover has 25 years of experience trading debt securities and was most recently Co-Head of High-Yield sales and trading at Wells Fargo. He will be based in Charlotte, N.C.  

Steve Chronert has joined Citizens as Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income Sales.  Chronert has 30 years of fixed income sales and leveraged finance experience. He was the Head of High-Yield sales at UBS and RBS and also worked at Credit Suisse and Bank of America/NationsBank. He will work out of Charlotte, N.C., and Stamford, Conn. 

“Brad and Steve are veteran bankers who bring decades of experience to Citizens and will help us expand our capabilities so we can better serve our clients as their trusted advisor,” said Ted Swimmer, Head of Corporate Finance and Capital Markets at Citizens. 

Citizens is a trusted strategic and financial advisor, consistently delivering clear and objective advice. The Citizens Commercial Banking approach puts clients first by offering great ideas combined with thorough market knowledge and excellent execution to help our clients enhance their business and reach their potential.  

For more information about Citizens, visit the Citizens Commercial Banking website. 

About Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with $155.4 billion in assets as of June 30, 2018. 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 3,200 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.