Mr. Chris Conway
Managing Director, Global Head of Transportation – Export Agency Finance
Citi

Christopher Conway is the Global Head of Transportation – Export Agency Finance.  He has held this role since August 2015.  Prior to this assignment Chris was Global Head of Risk for Shipping and Offshore Logistics in addition to being Head of Risk for Global Industrials (GIG) in EMEA.  

During his extensive career in banking, Chris has been heavily involved in Ship finance, both as a Relationship Banker and also as a Product Specialist. At Citi, he has held a number of coverage roles in both shipping and industrial sectors driving complex structured transactions from an early stage in his career, with a number of “firsts” to his credit. 

From 1986 to 1996, he was part of a global risk workout team based in New York in a restructuring role for both general corporates and real estate.  His return to Europe included a 5 year spell in Poland as Head of Risk for the Corporate Bank.  Chris returned to New York for a 2 year stint helping build a mid-cap business, before returning to the UK to take up a pan-European risk role.  Throughout his career he has stayed close to the shipping industry which now is his sole focus.

In addition to his work at Citi, Chris serves as the Finance Board member for the Shipbuilding Enterprise for Growth, part of the National Shipbuilding Office, a post he has held for the last three years.