July 30 (Reuters) - Citigroup ( C/PN ) has appointed

Arnould Fremy as head of UK, Europe and Middle East & Africa

transportation, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on

Wednesday.

Fremy, who will be based in London, joins from UBS,

where he was global head of transportation.

In his new role, Fremy will work alongside Vassilios

Maroulis and Nick Slater to strengthen European sector coverage,

according to the memo.

He will also partner with Neeraj Vasudev, Citi's head of

transportation and logistics, and John Grier, vice chair of

industrials, to drive global coverage and content.

The appointment follows Citi's recent hiring of two senior

executives from JPMorgan ( JPM ) to bolster its leadership team

and expand its financing business.