Key facts
- Citigroup has hired Ryan Beaupré as a managing director in its consumer and retail investment banking group.
- Beaupré will be responsible for coverage across the food and drug retail, convenience, and food distribution sectors.
- He joins Citi from UBS, where he covered consumer and retail verticals, and previously spent nearly a decade at Credit Suisse.
- Beaupré will start in September and report to Stacia Ryan, Citi's head of consumer and retail.
- This hire follows Citi's recent appointment of Andrew Conway as global chair of consumer and retail investment banking.
- Citi recently advised McCormick on its $65 billion acquisition of Unilever's food business.
Citigroup has appointed Ryan Beaupré as a managing director to bolster its consumer and retail investment banking division, according to a memo confirmed by a Citi spokesperson. Beaupré, who will join the New York office in September, will lead coverage across the food and drug retail, convenience, and food distribution sectors.
Beaupré brings significant experience from his previous roles, including as a managing director at UBS where he covered consumer and retail verticals, and nearly a decade at Credit Suisse. He will report to Stacia Ryan, Citi's head of consumer and retail.
This strategic hire follows Citigroup's recent appointment of Andrew Conway as its global chair of consumer and retail investment banking. The bank's commitment to strengthening its consumer and retail franchise is underscored by Beaupré's deep client relationships and sector expertise, according to Ryan.
Citigroup's recent advisory work includes playing a role in spice-maker McCormick's $65 billion agreement to acquire Unilever's food business, marking one of the year's largest consumer deals.