Sandeep Bhalla appointed head of cards business, Citibank India

Mumbai: The Global Consumer Group of Citi India, has appointed Sandeep Bhalla as head of the credit card division.  Bhalla, in his new role, will report to PS Jayakumar, country business manager, Global Consumer Group, Citi India.

He has been with Citi for six years and has worked as a senior consumer financial services executive with a strong background in both consumer assets and retail businesses. He has also worked in the US, in the cards business, and in Asia, across several consumer businesses.

"We have a strong and rapidly growing cards business that has set the benchmark in India. Sandeep has the ideal mix of developed and emerging markets experience in our cards business to build on that growth, expand our cards footprint and drive innovation to improve on customer satisfaction," said Jayakumar.

Bhalla, 38, has a masters degree in mathematical statistics from the University of Maine and an MBA from Drexel University.