Strategic leadership hire marks next chapter in building a world-class technology hub in India
India, July 22, 2026 — Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG), one of the largest financial institutions in the United States, today announced the appointment of Rajesh Mani as Global Capability Center (GCC) Managing Director for CFG India.
“Rajesh is an exceptional leader with a proven ability to build and scale high-performing global organizations,” said Michael Ruttledge, Chief Information Officer and Head of Enterprise Technology & Security at Citizens. “His leadership will be instrumental in helping us build a world-class Global Capability Center that plays a central role in driving innovation, strengthening our engineering excellence, and shaping the future of our company.”
Rajesh brings more than two decades of experience in financial services and technology, including senior leadership roles building and scaling global technology organizations across payments and fintech. Most recently, he served as Head of Asia Pacific Tech Hubs at Mastercard, where he led large, globally distributed teams and drove innovation across complex technology ecosystems.
“I’m excited to join CFG India at such a pivotal moment in its continuing transformation,” said Rajesh Mani. “CFG India represents a unique opportunity to build a Global Capability Center that is helping define the future of banking. What stands out is the commitment to investing in talent, empowering teams, and creating an environment where people can grow, innovate, and deliver real outcomes at an enterprise level. Given India’s strength in GCCs, I look forward to working with the government, industry bodies and academia to further broaden and deepen CFG India’s impact within the ecosystem”.
In his new role, Rajesh will lead the continued growth of CFG India, focusing on scaling talent, strengthening capabilities, and building a high-performing organization that operates seamlessly with Citizens teams across the United States, and with its technology vendor partners globally.
Citizens serves millions of consumer, business, and institutional clients across the United States. CFG India is critical to accelerating the bank’s long-term strategy and building a more modern, resilient, and technology-driven institution.
Citizens Financial Group in partnership with Cognizant (NYSE: CTSH), recently marked the one-year anniversary of its Global Capability Center (GCC) in Hyderabad, reaching a milestone of 1,000 hires, and entering the next phase of expansion focused on advanced AI, data, and digital engineering.
About CFG India
CFG India, also known as CFG Technology and Operations India Pvt. Ltd., is a subsidiary of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG), one of the largest financial institutions in the United States. Headquartered in Hyderabad, CFG India brings together world-class talent across engineering, cybersecurity, data, analytics and artificial intelligence to help power the next generation of banking technology and customer experiences.
About Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with $233.8 billion in assets as of June 30, 2026. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad range of retail, private banking, wealth management and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and institutions. Citizens helps its customers reach their potential by listening to them and by understanding their needs in order to offer tailored advice, ideas and solutions. In Consumer Banking, Citizens provides an integrated experience that includes mobile and online banking, a full-service customer contact center and the convenience of approximately 3,000 ATMs and approximately 1,000 branches in 14 states and the District of Columbia. Consumer Banking products and services include a full range of banking, lending, savings, wealth management and small business offerings. Consumer Banking includes Citizens Private Bank and Private Wealth, which integrate banking services and wealth management solutions to serve high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as investors, entrepreneurs and businesses. In Commercial Banking, Citizens offers a broad complement of financial products and solutions, including lending and leasing, deposit and treasury management services, foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity risk management solutions, as well as loan syndication, corporate finance, merger and acquisition, and debt and equity capital markets capabilities.
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