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Citi CEO Vikram Pandit Unexpectedly Quits—Let the Conspiracy Theories Begin

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Vikram Pandit led the giant bank through a crippling financial crisis. Today he up and quit. What the heck happened? Dan Gross and Matthew Zeitlin report.

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Vikram Pandit, the chief executive officer of Citi, abruptly resigned on Tuesday, effective immediately. Michael Corbat, who ran Citi’s business in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa was named as his replacement.

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At massive companies like this, top executives don’t typically resign with little notice.

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