Citi added Alison Harding-Jones to the firm as head of EMEA M&A and vice chairman of EMEA Corporate and Investment Banking.

In this role, Harding-Jones will focus on growing M&A market share across the EMEA sectors and countries. She will be based in London.

Harding-Jones joins Citi from UBS, where she most recently served as head of Asia Pacific M&A. Over the past 28 years with UBS she has held numerous roles, including head of Emerging Markets, co-head of EMEA M&A, head of Emerging Markets M&A and head of Emerging European M&A.

“We are thrilled to welcome Alison to Citi,” said Raymond J. McGuire, global head of Corporate and Investment Banking at Citi. “With her long track record of building successful M&A practices, her deep M&A product and sector knowledge, and her trusted advisory relationships, she will be a strong asset to our team and a key part of our growth strategy.”

The addition of Harding-Jones, who brings nearly 30 years of M&A and investment banking experience, is part of Citi’s strategy to continue to expand its global M&A share.