'Notoriously hostile' | Citigroup MD sues with claims of sexual harassment by ex-colleague

A Citigroup managing director is suing the company with claims that a former colleague subjected her to sexual harassment and abuse including death threats.

As reported by Reuters, Ardith Lindsey said the New York-based bank, her employer since 2007, downplayed her complaints about Mani Singh, who had been its North America Markets head of cash equity execution services before he resigned last November.

Lindsey also accused Citigroup of tolerating a "notoriously hostile" environment in its equities division.

She said men there ranked female colleagues based on looks, discussed who they wanted to have sex with, pressured women to visit strip clubs, and mocked the bank's sexual harassment training and women's initiatives.