Jeffrey M. Peek is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of CIT Group Inc. In 2003, he joined CIT as President and Chief Operating Officer.

 
Areas of expertise:

• Corporate finance
• Vermögensverwaltung
• Corporate strategy
• Corporate governance 

Previously, Peek was Vice Chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston, LLC ("CSFB") and was responsible for the firm’s Financial Services Division, including Credit Suisse Asset Management, Pershing, and Private Client Services. Er gehörte der Geschäftsführung des Unternehmens der Credit Suisse Group an und war Mitglied der CSFB-Geschäftsführung und des Betriebskomitees. 

Prior to joining CSFB in 2002, Peek was with Merrill Lynch & Co. since 1983, where he rose to the level of Executive Vice President of Merrill Lynch and was President of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. He also served on the Executive Management Committee of Merrill Lynch. 

Peek is a graduate of the Woodrow Wilson School of Princeton University, where he received a BA in International Affairs. Er machte außerdem den MBA an der Harvard Business School.

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