Gary Crittenden

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Gary Crittenden (born 1953) is the Chief financial officer of Citigroup, succeeding Sallie Krawcheck from 12 March 2007.[1]

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[edit] Education

Crittenden holds a BS degree in management from Brigham Young University and a MBA from Harvard University.

[edit] Career

Crittenden began his career as a consultant at Bain and Company where he worked on various strategic projects in the US and in Germany.

He was the CFO of Sears Roebuck and Company from 1997 and 1998.Later, he served as the CFO of Monsanto from 1998 to 2000.

Prior to joining Citigroup, Crittenden was Executive Vice President and CFO of American Express, as well as the head of the company's Global Network Services division.[1] At American Express, he is credited with an ambitious re-engineering effort as well as a Corporate Portfolio Management effort which aimed to optimize the enterprise's resource allocation.

Crittenden was working in New York City as the CFO of American Express on September 11, 2001. His leadership skills helped orchestrate the effort to ensure that all employees of American Express were safe.

Gary Crittenden's personal life and professional career are highlighted in Jeff Benedict's "The Mormon Way of Doing Business."

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  1. ^ a b BusinessWeek: Citigroup Inc. names Gary Crittenden CFO

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[edit] Religion

Crittenden is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has served as a Bishop, Stake President, and currently serves as an Area Seventy.