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Citi Appoints Tim Ryan to Lead Data Quality Overhaul

Ryan will work alongside COO Anand Selva to address longstanding data management issues flagged by regulators.

Overview

  • Tim Ryan, formerly of PwC, joined Citi in June and will now oversee the bank's data quality improvement team.
  • Ryan will work with COO Anand Selva, who continues to lead Citi's broader risk management and control remediation efforts.
  • Citi has been fined $136 million for inadequate progress on data management issues identified in 2020.
  • Ashutosh Nawani, head of enterprise risk management, will join Ryan's team as head of the enterprise data office and data transformation.
  • Citi has significantly increased its investment in data quality, with a head count for the transformation program rising from 3,000 to 12,000 since 2021.