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Ex-Citigroup chair Richard Parsons dies

Parsons chaired Citi from 2009 to 2012 and was a board member at Lazard

Richard Parsons was chair of Citi between 2009 and 2012 Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Richard Parsons was chair of Citi between 2009 and 2012 Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The former chair of Citigroup Richard “Dick” Parsons has died.

Parsons was appointed chair of Citi in 2009 as the bank reeled during the global financial crisis. He was also made chief executive of AOL Time Warner in the aftermath of a disastrous dotcom boom merger.

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