NEW YORK, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Citigroup ( C/PN ) announced

on Tuesday it is hiring Kate Moore as its new wealth division's

chief investment officer.

Moore is expected to join in February from BlackRock ( BLK )

, where she was most recently portfolio manager and

served as head of thematic strategy for the allocation business,

according to a memo to employees signed by the head of

Citigroup's ( C/PN ) wealth division, Andy Sieg.

The executive has also been chief investment strategist for

JPMorgan Chase's ( JPM ) private bank and held positions at

Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley ( MS ). She will replace Steven

Wieting, interim CIO since David Bailin's resignation last year.