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Citi Japan CEO Offers Insights into Japan’s Financial Services Transformation in the Face of Volatile Global Markets Video
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Speaker
Douglas Peterson, Chairman, Representative Director, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nikko Citi Holdings Inc.
Presider
James S. McDonald, Chairman, Japan Society; President & CEO Rockefeller & Co., Inc
A 23-year veteran of Citi, with extensive experience in overseas markets, Citi Japan CEO Douglas Peterson arrived in Japan in 2004 with high expectations for growing Citi’s presence in a strategically important market. Four years later, Citi has listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, localized its banking operations and completed an acquisition of Nikko Cordial. Mr. Peterson discusses the challenges and opportunities in Japan, running a large organization with over 16,000 employees across the entire nation and the outlook for U.S. Financial institutions in Japan and the broader Asian region.





