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Vikram S. Pandit Is Now One Step Closer To Becoming A Contestant On America's Next Top Model

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It's long been a dream of his and now with the right headshots and a recommendation from new hire who's got an in, it's within reach.

Citigroup, the third-biggest U.S. bank by assets, hired former “America’s Next Top Model” contestant and MTV anchor Kimberley Stolz for a job in equity- derivative sales, said two people familiar with the matter. Stolz, 29, left brokerage BTIG LLC to join Citigroup, according to the people, who requested anonymity because the move isn’t public. Stolz will be a vice president and report to David Silber, head of flow equity-derivative sales, the people said...Stolz joined New York-based BTIG in 2010 and worked in equity derivatives, according to her LinkedIn page...She interned at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) in 2004, according to Finra records and her LinkedIn page. Stolz graduated in 2005 from Wesleyan University with a bachelor’s degree in government and international politics, and titled her senior thesis “The Impact of Exit Strategies of United States Intervention in the Post-Cold War Era,” her LinkedIn page shows.

Citigroup Said To Hire Former ‘Top Model’ Contender Stolz [Bloomberg]
Kim Stolz [LinkedIn]

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