Christiane Lombardi

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11 West 42nd Street
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Get to know me

Christiane (Chrissi) Lombardi has been an Underwriter for CIT Group’s Maritime Finance business since November 2019. In this position, she acts as lead underwriter for new transactions and is responsible for the management of part of CIT’s maritime portfolio.

Prior to joining CIT in 2019, Chrissi spent over 11 years at DVB Bank, a specialist in international transportation finance headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, where she originated and managed shipping loans in North and South America. Her stay at DVB was interrupted from January 2014 to July 2015, when she served as shipping underwriter at CIT the first time.

Chrissi earned a B.A. in Business Management and a M.Sc. in International Marketing Management from the University in Leeds. She further received a Diploma in Ship Finance from the Lloyds Maritime Academy.

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Maritime Finance, part of First Citizens' CIT division, offers customized solutions for secured loans to a global client base of vessel owners and operators.

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