Published mark
Citizens Financial Group
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI
NYSE: CFG. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
Record source reportedRecord not claimedNo Eval published
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:d5b820b8-4f5a-4d25-8ea5-769bb87dfb7c
- SEC CIK
- 0000759944
- Website
- www.citizensbank.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 16, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Mar 9, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Bruce Van SaunSince Mar 9, 2026
- Chair
- Not published
- Independent
- 11 / 1212 directors published
- Published claims
- 544 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 70 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 4 distinct sources and 7 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
CEO CHANGED
Bruce Van Saun executive of Citizens Financial Group, effective 2026-03-09.
EffectiveEffective Mar 9, 2026E4
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer | Bruce Van Saun | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE4 |
| Executive Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary | Robin S. Elkowitz | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE5 |
Board of directors
Evidence12 directors published. 11 of 12 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Van Saun | Not independent | 2013 | EquityExecutiveExecutive; Equity | Source reportedE3 |
| Christine M. Cumming | Independent | 2015 | AuditRisk, chairRisk · Chair; Audit | Source reportedE3 |
| Christopher J. Swift | Independent | 2021 | Compensation & HRCompensation & HR; Nominating & Corporate GovernanceNominating & Corporate Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Claude Wade | Independent | 2025 | Risk | Source reportedE3 |
| Edward J. Kelly III | Independent | 2019 | Compensation & HR, chairCompensation & HR · Chair; Nominating & Corporate Governance; ExecutiveExecutiveNominating & Corporate Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Kevin Cummings | Independent | 2022 | Risk | Source reportedE3 |
| Lee Alexander | Independent | 2021 | Audit | Source reportedE3 |
| Marita Zuraitis | Independent | 2011 | Compensation & HRCompensation & HR; Nominating & Corporate GovernanceNominating & Corporate Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Michele N. Siekerka | Independent | 2022 | Compensation & HRCompensation & HR; Nominating & Corporate GovernanceNominating & Corporate Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Robert G. Leary | Independent | 2020 | AuditAudit; RiskRisk | Source reportedE3 |
| Terrance J. Lillis | Independent | 2019 | AuditAudit; RiskRisk | Source reportedE3 |
| Tracy A. Atkinson | Independent | 2024 | Audit, chairAudit · Chair; RiskRisk | Source reportedE3 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Tracy A. Atkinson | Tracy A. Atkinson, Christine M. Cumming, Lee Alexander, Robert G. Leary, Terrance J. Lillis | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair; Risk | Not published | Tracy A. Atkinson | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Risk | Not published | Robert G. Leary, Terrance J. Lillis | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation & HR | Edward J. Kelly III | Edward J. Kelly III, Christopher J. Swift, Marita Zuraitis, Michele N. Siekerka | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation & HR · Chair; Nominating & Corporate Governance; Executive | Not published | Edward J. Kelly III | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation & HR; Nominating & Corporate Governance | Not published | Christopher J. Swift, Marita Zuraitis, Michele N. Siekerka | Not described in the published record |
| Equity | Not published | Bruce Van Saun | Not described in the published record |
| Executive | Not published | Bruce Van Saun, Edward J. Kelly III | Not described in the published record |
| Executive; Equity | Not published | Bruce Van Saun | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating & Corporate Governance | Not published | Christopher J. Swift, Edward J. Kelly III, Marita Zuraitis, Michele N. Siekerka | Not described in the published record |
| Risk | Christine M. Cumming | Christine M. Cumming, Claude Wade, Kevin Cummings, Robert G. Leary, Terrance J. Lillis, Tracy A. Atkinson | Not described in the published record |
| Risk · Chair; Audit | Not published | Christine M. Cumming | Not described in the published record |
Committee RecordAudit: Chair Tracy A. Atkinson; Members Tracy A. Atkinson (Chair); Christine M. Cumming; Lee Alexander; Robert G. Leary; Terrance J. Lillis
Committee AppointmentTracy A. Atkinson: chair, Audit
Committee AppointmentChristine M. Cumming: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentLee Alexander: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentRobert G. Leary: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentTerrance J. Lillis: member, Audit
Committee RecordCompensation & HR: Chair Edward J. Kelly III; Members Edward J. Kelly III (Chair); Christopher J. Swift; Marita Zuraitis; Michele N. Siekerka
Committee AppointmentEdward J. Kelly III: chair, Compensation & HR
Committee AppointmentChristopher J. Swift: member, Compensation & HR
Committee AppointmentMarita Zuraitis: member, Compensation & HR
Committee AppointmentMichele N. Siekerka: member, Compensation & HR
Committee RecordEquity: Chair not stated; Members Bruce Van Saun
Committee AppointmentBruce Van Saun: member, Equity
Committee RecordExecutive: Chair not stated; Members Bruce Van Saun; Edward J. Kelly III
Committee AppointmentBruce Van Saun: member, Executive
Committee AppointmentEdward J. Kelly III: member, Executive
Committee RecordNominating & Corporate Governance: Chair not stated; Members Christopher J. Swift; Edward J. Kelly III; Marita Zuraitis; Michele N. Siekerka
Committee AppointmentChristopher J. Swift: member, Nominating & Corporate Governance
Committee AppointmentEdward J. Kelly III: member, Nominating & Corporate Governance
Committee AppointmentMarita Zuraitis: member, Nominating & Corporate Governance
Committee AppointmentMichele N. Siekerka: member, Nominating & Corporate Governance
Committee RecordRisk: Chair Christine M. Cumming; Members Christine M. Cumming (Chair); Claude Wade; Kevin Cummings; Robert G. Leary; Terrance J. Lillis; Tracy A. Atkinson
Committee AppointmentChristine M. Cumming: chair, Risk
Committee AppointmentClaude Wade: member, Risk
Committee AppointmentKevin Cummings: member, Risk
Committee AppointmentRobert G. Leary: member, Risk
Committee AppointmentTerrance J. Lillis: member, Risk
Committee AppointmentTracy A. Atkinson: member, Risk
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Principal executive officerBruce Van Saun, Chief Executive Officer, from Mar 9, 2026
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
Financials and market context
EvidenceIndex MembershipS&P 500 (SPX)
Security ListingCFG (NYSE)
Security ListingCFG-PE (NYSE)
Security ListingCFG-PH (NYSE)
Security ListingCFG-PI (NYSE)
Index memberships1 membership attached to a specific security and listing.Announcements, effective dates, and removals remain distinct states; Alpha does not infer membership from company size, exchange, or reputation.
SPX
Source reportedAs of Oct 16, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.
| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NYSE: CFG-PI | current | Jan 29, 2016 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Legal NameCITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Official Websitehttps://www.citizensbank.com
Published FactUS
Published FactDE
Published FactFinancials
Published Facthttps://www.citizensbank.com
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Bruce Van SaunChief Executive Officer; Directorcompany:d5b820b8-4f5a-4d25-8ea5-769bb87dfb7c:leadership_role:21, company:d5b820b8-4f5a-4d25-8ea5-769bb87dfb7c:leadership_role:9
- Robin S. ElkowitzExecutive Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretarycompany:d5b820b8-4f5a-4d25-8ea5-769bb87dfb7c:leadership_role:22
- Christine M. CummingDirectorcompany:d5b820b8-4f5a-4d25-8ea5-769bb87dfb7c:leadership_role:10
- Christopher J. SwiftDirectorcompany:d5b820b8-4f5a-4d25-8ea5-769bb87dfb7c:leadership_role:11
- Claude WadeDirectorcompany:d5b820b8-4f5a-4d25-8ea5-769bb87dfb7c:leadership_role:12
- Edward J. Kelly IIIDirectorcompany:d5b820b8-4f5a-4d25-8ea5-769bb87dfb7c:leadership_role:13
- Kevin CummingsDirectorcompany:d5b820b8-4f5a-4d25-8ea5-769bb87dfb7c:leadership_role:14
- Lee AlexanderDirectorcompany:d5b820b8-4f5a-4d25-8ea5-769bb87dfb7c:leadership_role:15
- Marita ZuraitisDirectorcompany:d5b820b8-4f5a-4d25-8ea5-769bb87dfb7c:leadership_role:16
- Michele N. SiekerkaDirectorcompany:d5b820b8-4f5a-4d25-8ea5-769bb87dfb7c:leadership_role:17
- Robert G. LearyDirectorcompany:d5b820b8-4f5a-4d25-8ea5-769bb87dfb7c:leadership_role:18
- Terrance J. LillisDirectorcompany:d5b820b8-4f5a-4d25-8ea5-769bb87dfb7c:leadership_role:19
- Tracy A. AtkinsonDirectorcompany:d5b820b8-4f5a-4d25-8ea5-769bb87dfb7c:leadership_role:20
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 7 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
Claiming not yet available
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Cited by 9 Claims.
- E2CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC Form 10-K. SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec proxy. Published Mar 9, 2026. Retrieved Mar 23, 2026. Cited by 12 Claims.
- E4sec filing. Published Mar 9, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Mar 9, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6board_seats. board seats. Cited by 28 Claims.
- E7Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 16, 2026- Bruce Van Saun executive of Citizens Financial Group, effective 2026-03-09.
- Robin S. Elkowitz executive of Citizens Financial Group, effective 2026-03-09.
- Claude Wade seat on Citizens Financial Group, effective 2025-01-01.
- Claude Wade member of Risk, effective 2025-01-01.
- Tracy A. Atkinson seat on Citizens Financial Group, effective 2024-01-01.
- Audit · Chair; Risk committee of Citizens Financial Group, effective 2024-01-01.
- Tracy A. Atkinson member of Audit · Chair; Risk, effective 2024-01-01.
- Kevin Cummings seat on Citizens Financial Group, effective 2022-01-01.
- Michele N. Siekerka seat on Citizens Financial Group, effective 2022-01-01.
- Michele N. Siekerka member of Compensation & HR; Nominating & Corporate Governance, effective 2022-01-01.
- Christopher J. Swift seat on Citizens Financial Group, effective 2021-01-01.
- Lee Alexander seat on Citizens Financial Group, effective 2021-01-01.
- Compensation & HR; Nominating & Corporate Governance committee of Citizens Financial Group, effective 2021-01-01.
- Christopher J. Swift member of Compensation & HR; Nominating & Corporate Governance, effective 2021-01-01.
- Robert G. Leary seat on Citizens Financial Group, effective 2020-01-01.
- Audit; Risk committee of Citizens Financial Group, effective 2020-01-01.
- Robert G. Leary member of Audit; Risk, effective 2020-01-01.
- Edward J. Kelly III seat on Citizens Financial Group, effective 2019-01-01.
- Terrance J. Lillis seat on Citizens Financial Group, effective 2019-01-01.
- Terrance J. Lillis member of Audit; Risk, effective 2019-01-01.
- Compensation & HR · Chair; Nominating & Corporate Governance; Executive committee of Citizens Financial Group, effective 2019-01-01.
- Edward J. Kelly III member of Compensation & HR · Chair; Nominating & Corporate Governance; Executive, effective 2019-01-01.
- Christine M. Cumming seat on Citizens Financial Group, effective 2015-01-01.
- Risk · Chair; Audit committee of Citizens Financial Group, effective 2015-01-01.
- Christine M. Cumming member of Risk · Chair; Audit, effective 2015-01-01.
- Bruce Van Saun seat on Citizens Financial Group, effective 2013-01-01.
- Executive; Equity committee of Citizens Financial Group, effective 2013-01-01.
- Bruce Van Saun member of Executive; Equity, effective 2013-01-01.
- Marita Zuraitis seat on Citizens Financial Group, effective 2011-01-01.
- Marita Zuraitis member of Compensation & HR; Nominating & Corporate Governance, effective 2011-01-01.