The international financial behemoth (Citigroup) has picked an Indian to head its global consumer banking business. Anand Selvakesari, who started his career in the operation management division of the group in Chennai in 1991. In his nearly 30 years of service, Selva, as he is popularly known, had headed retail banking business development for Asia-Pacific region and was the director of retail in Taipei, Taiwan. Before taking over as head of the Asia-Pacific consumer banking business in 2015, he was the country business manager in India for a year. In October 2018, Selva was elevated to the position of CEO of consumer banking for US operations. “Anand has unified our products into one client-centric business, strengthened talent and deployed a digital-first strategy that is elevating the growth trajectory of our franchise,” the bank said in a joint memo signed by Fraser and outgoing CEO Mike Corbat.