Citi India has appointed Srini Kannan as its head of digital, technology, communication, business and professional services and industrials for Citi Commercial Bank ( CCB ) in India with effect from December 2025.

Kannan will be responsible for driving CCB’s market presence in India across these key industries and focus on leveraging the bank’s global network across more than 94 countries. He will aslo serve as a strategic adviser to the bank’s clients in India.

As well, he will also focus on unlocking investment banking opportunities and support the execution of the bank’s industry coverage strategy to optimize wallet share and returns.

Kannan has extensive experience in dealmaking across equity, debt, mergers and acquisitions ( M&A ), financing, risk management and payments. Until recently, he served as the head of innovation economy and venture capital ( VC ) coverage in India at JPMorgan, leading a team focused on founder-led or VC-backed, high-growth companies. Prior to that, he helped build JPMorgan’s mid-corporate business in South India, making it the largest market within the country.

His banking career began with Citi in 2002 where he was part of the corporate banking team, managing the business in Chennai and Coimbatore markets. Over a period of 10 years, starting 2009, he covered various sectors within corporate banking and the financial institutions group, and he managed significant conglomerate relationships.

“Kannan’s experience in excellent client service and full spectrum banking solutions will add to our growing franchise in India,” says Gunjan Kalra, head of CCB Japan, Australia and Asia North and Asia South, “as we look to intensify our coverage of companies across these key industries by offering them everything from cash management to capital markets solutions.”

K Balasubramanian, CEO, Citi India and banking head, Indian subcontinent, adds: “Kannan is an excellent addition to our CCB franchise in India, which is among the largest across Citi globally and poised to expand in the coming years. The business is deeply embedded in the country’s vibrant startup community and banks almost half of India’s unicorns. The verticals he will lead and focus on are all future engines of growth for India and Citi.”