Nigel Mills, chief executive of ABN Amro Hoare Govett, the corporate broking arm of the Dutch bank, has left to join Citigroup. He has taken four of his team with him.

Mills will be chairman of UK corporate broking at Citigroup. In addition, Citigroup has hired four senior brokers, Andrew Chapman, Tom Reid, Andrew Thompson and Chris Zeal, as managing directors reporting to David James, head of corporate broking. The appointments are effective in September.