FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 2011

DALLAS/FORT WORTH – Kathleen Gibson, Central Division President for Citibank Commercial Banking, talks with KERA host, Lee Cullum, for this month’s episode of CEO. From bailout to profits, Gibson gives a glimpse into Citibanks’ remarkable financial resurrection. Also discussed are the new regulations and challenges in the banking industry. “There’s no question the banks will have to adjust,” says Gibson.

KERA’s CEO features insightful discussions with North Texas business leaders from the corporate and not-for-profit sectors about what it takes to make a company successful in today’s global marketplace and changing economy. The April episode featuring Kathleen Gibson airs Friday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m. on KERA TV with rebroadcasts Sunday, May 1 at 11:30 a.m. and Monday, May 2 at 10:30 p.m. CEO can be heard at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, May 1, 2011, on KERA FM. Following the initial on-air broadcast, the half-hour program will be available on www.kera.org/ceo. Previous CEO episodes are available on demand at www.kera.org/ceo.

CEO is sponsored by Southwest Securities, Dell Perot System and the University of Texas at Dallas School of Management. For more information about Citibank Commercial banking, visit www.commercialbanking.citibank.com.

ABOUT KATHLEEN GIBSON

Kathleen Gibson, President of Citibank Central Division, Commercial Banking, joined Citibank in 2006, originally as President of Citibank Texas and Head of the Commercial Banking Group in Texas. She was named Central Division President in 2007.

Kathleen spent 25 years with Bank of America and its predecessor banks, where she held various leadership roles in Corporate Banking, Commercial Banking and Asset Management.  She ran the Southwest Strategies and North Texas Commercial businesses for Bank of America and also served as President of Bank of America, Dallas, prior to joining Citibank.

Born in Texas, Ms. Gibson lived several early years in Argentina and the Dominican Republic.

ABOUT CEO

Host Lee Cullum conducts insightful discussions with successful North Texas business leaders from the corporate and not-for-profit sectors about what it takes to make a company successful in today’s global marketplace and changing economy. CEO episodes are available on-demand at www.kera.org/ceo.

ABOUT KERA

KERA is a not-for-profit public media organization that serves the people of North Texas. The station broadcasts to the fourth-largest population area in the United States. KERA produces original multimedia content, carries the best in national and international public television and radio programs, and provides online resources at www.kera.org. The station’s extensive coverage of the arts can be found at www.artandseek.org. KERA-TV broadcasts on Channel 13.1. KERA WORLD broadcasts on 13.2. KERA-FM broadcasts on 90.1 in Dallas/Fort Worth/Denton, 88.3 in Wichita Falls, 100.1 in Tyler and 99.3 in Sherman. The music station KXT 91.7 FM is also streamed online at www.kxt.org.

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