Greenhill investment banker Jon Gidney has been hired by investment bank Citi as its vice chairman and head of financial institutions for Australia and New Zealand.
Mr Gidney joined Greenhill in 2015 from JPMorgan where he was vice chairman and previously headed mergers and acquisitions for Australia.
He will focus on clients including Westpac, NAB, AMP, NIB and international groups such as HBOS, Aviva and GE Capital.
In the past, he has worked on major transactions for Westfield, Dexus Property Group, SAB Miller, Macarthur Coal, ABB Grain and Consolidated Minerals.
He has also advised on market transactions for large Australian companies such as Wesfarmers Woolworths and Sonic.
Mr Gidney will start in the role on June 1.
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