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Deborah D. McWhinney

Retired Chief Executive Officer of Global Enterprise Payments, Citigroup Inc.

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Ms. McWhinney retired from Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C), one of the largest financial services firms, in 2014 as Chief Executive Officer of Global Enterprise Payments. She joined Citigroup in 2009 as President of Wealth Management & Personal Banking. Ms. McWhinney also co-chaired Citi Women, an internal program aimed to improve training and sponsorship for women across the group and to develop high-potential female executives. Prior to Citigroup, she spent six years as President of Charles Schwab Corp.’s (NYSE: SCHW) division that serves financial advisors and was a member of the Schwab Bank board of directors.

Ms. McWhinney has served on the board of Franklin Templeton ETF Trust, since January 2020. In addition to her public board service, Ms. McWhinney is Chair of Fortress Net Lease REIT. She is also on the Board of Trustees for the California Institute for Technology and the Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Institute for Defense Analyses. Previously, Ms. McWhinney served on the boards of Fluor Corp (NYSE: FLR); Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NYSE: FOCS); Lloyds Banking Group PLC (NYSE: LLOY), where she was Chair of the Cyber and IT Resilience Committee; Fresenius Medical Company (NYSE: FMS); and S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI).

Ms. McWhinney holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications from the University of Montana.

Ms. McWhinney brings to the Board her executive leadership skills in developing and implementing global technology services for some of the world’s largest corporations and governments, including her financial expertise, knowledge of cybersecurity matters, and broad understanding of corporate governance matters. 

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