Citizens Financial Group hired Polly N. Klane as general counsel and chief legal officer, effective April 4. Klane will join Citizens from Capital One Financial, where she most recently served as senior vice president and deputy general counsel. At Citizens, Klane will report to Bruce Van Saun, chairman and CEO of the company, and be a member of the company’s executive committee.
Klane has more than 25 years of legal experience, including time with publicly traded financial services organizations and law firms. At Capital One, she managed legal teams responsible for corporate transactions, corporate governance, securities, commercial banking, capital markets, intellectual property, treasury, cybersecurity, technology and data privacy.
“Polly brings tremendous breadth and depth of experience with large financial services and technology-focused organizations,” Van Saun said. “She will add significant value to Citizens as a counselor and culture carrier, helping us drive our ongoing transformation as we seek to deliver sustainable growth and become a top performing regional bank.”
Klane will assume the general counsel role from Malcolm Griggs, Citizens’ chief risk officer, who has been overseeing the legal department. Griggs will continue in his capacity as chief risk officer and member of the bank’s executive committee.
