Capitolis Appoints Jon Gizzie as Head of Financial Resource Management

Former Global Head of FRM, Citi Client Group, brings more than three decades of experience optimizing capital, liquidity, and balance sheet resources

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE) — Capitolis, the financial technology company, today announced the appointment of Jon Gizzie as Head of Financial Resource Management. Reporting to Okan Pekin, President of Capitolis, Gizzie will be responsible for advancing Capitolis’ offering, partnering with banks and institutional investors to build solutions that help address their most pressing financing, capital, and liquidity needs.

Gizzie brings more than 30 years of financial services experience spanning global bank balance sheet optimization, capital planning and stress testing, derivative structuring and risk transfer, finance and risk technology transformation, global bank and broker dealer regulations, and M&A advisory services.

Gizzie most recently served as the Global Head of Financial Resources Management for Citi’s Client Organization, where he led a team responsible for optimizing capital, liquidity, and tax resources across the firm’s businesses and client segments. Earlier in his Citi career, Gizzie structured derivative solutions for financial institutions, asset managers, and pension funds. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, spending 13 years advising private equity clients on M&A due diligence and transaction strategy.

“Jon is an accomplished leader who has spent his career solving the capital and balance sheet challenges financial institutions are looking to address,” said Okan Pekin, President of Capitolis. “He brings a deep understanding of our clients’ needs and a proven ability to develop solutions that will deliver meaningful impact to them. We are excited to welcome him to Capitolis and look forward to the leadership, expertise, and perspective he will bring.”

“I’m excited to join Capitolis at a time when capital and liquidity optimization have become increasingly important for financial institutions,” said Jon Gizzie, Head of Financial Resource Management at Capitolis. “Capitolis has built a unique platform that helps address some of the industry’s most complex financial resource challenges, and I look forward to working with our team and clients to develop solutions that unlock new sources of capacity and create meaningful value across the financial ecosystem.”

Capitolis continues to build on a period of momentum driven by new product launches, record business results, an expanding client network, and key leadership appointments across its management team.