Citigroup poaches Charlet from Morgan Stanley to head French arm

PARIS, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Citigroup has hired Jean-Baptiste Charlet from Morgan Stanley to run its French operation, the bank said on Monday.

• Charlet's formal title will be Citi Country Officer & Banking Head, France.

• Charlet previously spent more than 30 years at Morgan Stanley.

• Charlet is a graduate of top-flight French business school HEC Paris, and also spent a year at the French Navy.

• "Jean-Baptiste brings exceptional leadership, deep client relationships, and a successful origination and execution track record across the French and European markets," added Citi in a statement.    

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by David Holmes)