Citizens Financial Group announced that Don McCree, Head of Commercial Banking, has been appointed as Senior Vice Chair of Citizens.

Chairman and CEO Bruce Van Saun commented: “This appointment recognizes Don’s strong performance and leadership since 2015 in driving the successful buildout of our Commercial Bank and instilling a strong customer-focused, collaborative culture at Citizens. He has been a true enterprise leader, active in our Business Resource Groups, in helping with the startup Private Bank effort, and in mentoring our next-level leadership.”

As Head of Commercial Banking, McCree is responsible for all aspects of Corporate and Investment Banking, including Commercial Lending, Commercial Real Estate, Capital Markets & Advisory, Asset Finance, Treasury Solutions, and Underwriting & Portfolio Management. He also oversees the Commercial Bank’s Risk Management, Loan Operations, and Strategy & Development functions, as well as its network of State Presidents and Region Heads, who represent Citizens in multiple states that make up its footprint. McCree is a member of the Citizens Executive Committee.

McCree joined Citizens as Vice Chairman and Head of Commercial Banking in September 2015 from JPMorgan Chase, where he held a number of senior leadership roles over 31 years, including Co-Head of Corporate and Investment Banking; CEO of Global Treasury Services; Global Head of Credit Origination, Sales, Trading & Research; Chief Credit Officer; and Head of Wholesale Risk Management.

Watch the exclusive ABL Advisor video interview with Don McCree here.