Gary Crittenden Leaves Citi, Joining Huntsman Gay
Gary Crittenden, who today stepped down as chairman of Citi Holdings, will be joining Huntsman Gay Global Capital as a managing director. Crittenden had served as Citigroup's chief financial officer until this past March, when the firm pushed many of its riskiest assets into Citi Holdings. He was succeeded as CFO by Ed Kelly, who now will become Citigroup's vice chairman while John Gerspach takes over as CFO. Prior to joining Citigroup, Crittenden spent seven years as CFO and head of network services for American Express. He also has served as CFO for both Monsanto and Sears, Roebuck & Company. Huntsman Gay is a new private equity firm based in Utah, featuring folks like John Huntsman (founder of chemical co. Huntsman Corp), Bob Gay (ex Bain Capital), Rich Lawson (ex Sorenson Capital) and Steve Young (ex Sorenson and ex NFL quarterback). It has secured more than $1 billion in capital commitments for its debut fund, but has not yet held a final close.
