07/26/2023
Veteran NYC Metro Bankers Join Citizens Corporate Banking Team
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Citizens today announced the appointment of Anthony Selvaggio as New York City Market Executive, Robert Milas as Long Island Market Executive and Gino Di Saverio as Northern & Central New Jersey Market Executive. In this capacity, Selvaggio, Milas and Di Saverio will represent Citizens throughout these regions as the bank partners with clients and communities to help them achieve their goals.
Milas has been serving Long Island clients for more than 30 years, starting his career at Chemical Bank in 1991. He joins Citizens from Wells Fargo where he held various roles of increasing responsibility that were integral to the establishment and management of the Long Island market.
Di Saverio has 20 years of experience in Commercial Banking as a team leader and banker in the Northern New Jersey market. He joins Citizens from Columbia Bank where he managed the Commercial Banking Group. He previously spent 15 years at JP Morgan Chase in different roles of increasing responsibility.
Selvaggio has been with Citizens since 2006 and has more than 20 years of Corporate Banking experience. Since joining, he has been integral to the growth of Citizens’ Metro NYC market with a strong track record of helping clients navigate and grow in changing economic environments. He directly manages a growing team of bankers with a coverage focus in New York City, the Boroughs, Westchester and Rockland counties. Prior to joining Citizens, Selvaggio was a Middle Market banker with TD Bank.
“New York and New Jersey are very important growth markets for Citizens and I am excited that experienced bankers such as Robert and Gino have chosen to join Anthony and the rest of my team as we continue to further localize our reach,” said Rebecca O’Connell, New York City Metro Region Executive, Citizens. “It is an exciting time to be at Citizens as we bolster our presence in these markets and continue to provide our clients with support and insights to help propel their growth.”
Citizens is a trusted strategic and financial partner, consistently delivering clear and objective advice. The Citizens 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.
Citizens has a longstanding commitment to fostering neighborhood revitalization, small business growth and economic development. Since opening its first retail branches in the New York City Metro market in February 2022, Citizens has hosted community programs across the city supporting open streets and night markets and providing grants for small businesses and workforce development. Citizens has partnered with a number of New York organizations including LISC, Ukrainian Women’s League, Think!Chinatown, Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corporation, the Ocean Bay Community Development Corporation and Pursuit.
For more information, please visit the Citizens website.
About Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with $223.1 billion in assets as of June 30, 2023. 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 full-service customer contact center and the convenience of approximately 3,400 ATMs and approximately 1,100 branches in 14 states and the District of Columbia. Consumer Banking products and services include a full range of banking, lending, savings, wealth management and small business offerings. In Commercial Banking, Citizens offers a broad complement of financial products and solutions, including lending and leasing, deposit and treasury management services, foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity risk management solutions, as well as loan syndication, corporate finance, merger and acquisition, and debt and equity capital markets capabilities. More information is available at www.citizensbank.com or visit us on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook.
