Citigroup taps Cristina Mascanzoni as Australia, New Zealand technology lead

July 29 (Reuters) - Citigroup said on Wednesday it has appointed Cristina Mascanzoni as a director for its Capital Markets and Advisory team and the technology coverage lead for Australia and New Zealand.

Here are some more details:

• Mascanzoni joins from Goldman Sachs where she oversaw Zip’s equity raise and convertible bond restructuring, Australian buy-now-pay-later firm Afterpay’s cross-border sale to Block and the recent strategic review of OFX Group.

• Citi said the appointment reflected its continued investment in technology coverage and its ambition to build a market-leading technology franchise in Australia and New Zealand.

• Last week, Citi hired five managing directors for its technology investment banking in the U.S.

(Reporting by Jasmeen Ara Shaikh in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)