NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) - Citigroup ( C/PN ) appointed James

Morris as the head of its commercial bank for Britain, the bank

said in a statement on Monday.

Morris will start on Sept. 30 after a 25-year career at

Barclays, where he most recently served as UK head of business

and professional services for large corporate banking.

He will report to the head of Citi's commercial bank, Tasnim

Ghiawadwala, and its UK cluster and banking head, Tiina Lee.

Banking is a key focus for CEO Jane Fraser as she carries

out a turnaround plan and seeks to boost profits. Citi's new

head of Banking, Viswas Raghavan, joined from JPMorgan Chase

last month.