In his new position, Akiyanov will coordinate the integrated liquidity management and commercial financing services for local and multinational companies, financial institutions and the public sector.
Akiyanov is replacing Sebastian Kucharek, who was promoted in Hungary to the position of Treasury and Trade Solutions Head for five countries in the region of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) – Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria.
Akiyanov will carry out his activity in capital city of Bucharest and will report to Sebastian Kucharek and Ivan Vrhel, General Manager of Citi Romania.
Akiyanov started his career at Citi in 2003-2005 and returned to the company in 2008, as Head of Trade for Citi Kazakhstan. In 2012, he was promoted as Head of Treasury and Trade Solutions for Kazakhstan. In 2017, Akiyanov moved to Moscow, where he ran, for a definite period of time, the cash management division for the Russia-Ukraine-Kazakhstan region.