Citi is pleased to announce that Yawar Shah is a recipient of Global Custodian Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Shah is a Managing Director and the Head of Plan Implementation at Citi. In this capacity, he leads the management and implementation of a set of key programs globally. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT). The award was presented at the Global Custodian Annual Awards Dinner at the Savoy Hotel in London on 17 March, 2016.

“I am honored to receive this recognition from Global Custodian. This is an exciting time for the industry and I am privileged to be part of Citi as we help the industry with innovation, regulation and globalization,” said Mr. Shah.

Prior to his role as Head of Plan Implementation, Mr. Shah was the Global Head of Citi Shared Services, a unit within the Operations and Technology group that is responsible for the delivery of Citi’s finance, human resources and anti-money laundering monitoring services.

Jamie Forese, President of Citigroup and Head of Citi's Institutional Clients Group said, “Yawar is a great asset and we are proud of his efforts both here at Citi and at SWIFT for the benefit of the financial services industry worldwide.”

Prior to working at Citi, Mr. Shah spent 20 years in the financial services industry in various senior roles in Operations and Technology, as well as the Institutional, Consumer and Wealth Management businesses. He began his career at Booz Allen Hamilton New York in its Financial Services Strategy Practice. Mr. Shah earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, magna cum laude Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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