Citizens Financial Group appointed Christopher Schnirel as controller and chief accounting officer, effective Oct. 21, 2024.

“We are pleased to welcome Chris to Citizens, where he will play a key role in maintaining a high standard of excellence in financial reporting and controls as well as supporting our strategic agenda,” John Woods, vice chair and chief financial officer of Citizens, said. “He brings great expertise and over 20 years of strong leadership experience in financial services.”

Schnirel most recently was the senior vice president and assistant controller at Huntington Bancshares, where he led SEC reporting, regulatory reporting, accounting policy, treasury controllership, capital markets controllership as well as various other controllership functions over his 12 years.

Prior to joining Huntington, Schnirel held senior accounting positions with HSBC North America. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He succeeds Jack Read, who left Citizens in August for a career outside of the banking sector.