Chris Perkins and Sabrina Wilson have been appointed as Citi’s new global co-heads of futures, over the counter clearing (OTC) and FX prime brokerage (FCX).
Reporting to Okan Pekin, global head of prime, futures and securities services, Perkins and Wilson will look to grow Citi’s client franchise in FCX and articulate a new risk framework.
The duo will also focus on increasing electronic distribution, continue to optimise Citi’s capital footprint and partner closely with other markets and securities services businesses.
Perkins joined Citi in 2008 and founded Citi’s global OTC clearing business. In 2018, he took charge of global FX prime brokerage and led its remediation and integration into FCX.
Prior to Citi, Perkins ran the derivatives intermediation business at Lehman Brothers and served as a captain in the US Marine Corp. He also serves on the board and executive committee of the Futures Industry Association.
Meanwhile, Wilson joined Citi in 2017 as the European head of FCX and global head of FCX Electronic Execution.
She has 20 years of experience in the clearing industry, having held a variety of leadership roles in New York, London and Singapore across sales and product development at J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank.
Wilson is a member of the Futures Industry Association European Advisory Board.
Members of the FCX management team will now report to Perkins and Wilson in addition to their regional or functional lines.
