Citi Hires Goldman, Millennium Alum as Asia Prime Finance Head

Citi Hires Goldman, Millennium Alum as Asia Prime Finance Head

Citigroup Inc. hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Millennium Management alumnus Jignesh Patel as Asia-Pacific prime finance head, as it seeks to expand its business catering to hedge funds.

Citi taps Millennium for head of prime finance for JANA and Asia South regions

Individual is set to support the growth of the firm’s prime finance offering and previously spent almost 30 years at Goldman Sachs.

Patel leads prime at Citi APAC - Global Trading

Citi has appointed Jignesh Patel as APAC head of prime finance as it continues to build out its presence in the region. The announcement follows comments from Japan, Asia North, Australia (JANA) head of markets Paul Smith earlier this year that the company planned to increase its prime business headcount in the region by 5-10%. Citi performed well in Q2 2025, with the markets division reporting US$5.9 billion in revenues – including a record qua…

Citigroup hires Goldman, Millennium alum for Asia prime finance

Citigroup hired Goldman Sachs and Millennium Management alumnus Jignesh Patel as Asia-Pacific prime finance head, as it seeks to expand its business catering to hedge funds.

Ex-Millennium Executive Joins Citi's Prime Finance Unit

A former executive from hedge fund Millennium has joined Citi as a regional head of prime finance in Hong Kong. Citi has appointed Jig Patel as head of prime finance for Japan, Asia North, Australia (JANA) and Asia South, according to an announcement. Based in Hong Kong, he reports to JANA and Asia South head of equity trading Robert Stewart alongside global heads of prime services Sebastien Mailleux and Tim Tomalin-Reeves. Patel will be respons…