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Fosta executivă Citi acuză hărțuire sexuală din partea șefului diviziei de avere

28 Jan 2026
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Elena Dumitrescu
Fosta executivă Citi acuză hărțuire sexuală din partea șefului diviziei de avere

Conform americanbanker.com, fosta executivă Citi, Julia Carreon, acuză banca de menținerea unei culturi discriminatorii din punct de vedere sexual, care a forțat-o în cele din urmă să demisioneze. Procesul său îl acuză pe Andy Sieg, unul dintre liderii de vârf ai Citi, de „hărțuire sexuală neîncetată și gravă” care i-a „vătămat” reputația.

👉 Acuzatii detaliate privind comportamentul lui Andy Sieg

Carreon, care a fost șefa globală a platformelor și experiențelor pentru Citi Wealth la momentul demisiei sale în vara anului 2024, a depus un proces luni în instanța federală din Manhattan. Plângerea o acuză pe Sieg, șeful diviziei de avere a Citi, de a fi „derulat o campanie de hărțuire sexuală neîncetată și gravă, manipulare și îngrijire” a Carreon, sugerând colegilor că cei doi aveau o relație sexuală. De asemenea, se afirmă că Sieg i-a „vătămat” reputația lui Carreon, determinând-o să demisioneze în urma unei „investigații profund misogine” realizate de „departamentul de resurse umane folosit ca armă” al Citi. Sieg nu este numit ca defendant în acest caz.

👉 Răspunsul Citi și reacțiile părților implicate

Marți, Citi a răspuns la plângere prin depunerea unei petiții pentru a solicita arbitrajul, argumentând că Carreon trebuie să respecte politicile de arbitraj ale băncii. Petiția a fost depusă în instanța federală din Texas, locul de reședință al Carreon, și consideră că aceasta nu a înaintat preocupări legate de discriminare pe baza rasei sau sexului în timpul angajării sale. Citi susține că „a fabricat o teorie legal infirmă și evident falsă” conform căreia Sieg ar fi hărțuit-o sexual.

Linda Friedman, avocatul principal al lui Carreon, a declarat pentru American Banker că această mișcare este „o manevră legală bizară și fără precedent” menită să o intimideze pe Carreon. Aceasta a muncit la Citi timp de aproape trei ani și susține că problemele sale au început înainte de angajarea lui Sieg. Ea afirmă că executivii Citi au marginalizat-o imediat după angajarea sa în 2021, destinate transformării experienței digitale a clienților băncii.

Într-o postare pe LinkedIn, Carreon a spus că avocatul ei „a petrecut 14 luni încercând să rezolve această chestiune în privat, dar avocatul Citi a spus că așteaptă o confruntare publică”. Carreon a anunțat că va depune și o reclamă de discriminare la Comisia pentru Șanse Egale de Angajare (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). Citi a respins acuzațiile, afirmând că „această acțiune în justiție nu are absolut nicio valoare și vom demonstra acest lucru prin procesul legal”.

Aceste acuzații vin la scurt timp după ce Citi a fost implicată într-un alt proces adus de Ardith Lindsey, un director de nivel înalt din divizia de piață a capitalurilor globale, care acuza un mediu de lucru ostil și discriminare ilegală.

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