Lee Waite

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Lee Waite is an American stock trader and corporate executive who formerly served as the chief executive officer and president of Citigroup Holdings, Japan. [1]

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Education

He received his M.B.A. from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. [2]

Business career

After graduating from Duke, he joined E.F. Hutton in capital markets trading. [3] His career continued through various mergers including Shearson Lehman Hutton and Salomon Brothers, and eventually Citi. [4] In 2007, he moved into transaction services, and eventually served as chief operating officer of Citi's Equities Division, before being appointed head of North American Markets and Securities. In 2018 Waite was appointed Country Officer and CEO of Citigroup Japan, [5] and in 2022 he was replaced as by Marc Luet. [6] As of 2023, Waite remains with Citigroup. [4]

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References

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  2. "Lee Robert Waite: Executive Profile". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  3. "Waite, Lee – Global Custodian – The Leading quarterly magazine covering the international securities services industry". www.globalcustodian.com. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
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  5. "Bank failures: The importance of liquidity and funding data". www.spglobal.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  6. "Citigroup to Name Veteran Marc Luet as Japan Country Officer". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.