Citadel announces Sajeel Maharaj as its CEO succession plan

Citadel has confirmed a planned leadership transition, announcing that Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Andrew Möller, will be retiring from his executive role, with Chief Operations Officer (COO), Sajeel Maharaj, appointed as the new CEO, effective 1 July 2026.

 Möller has held senior leadership roles within the specialist wealth management company for three decades and has led Citadel as CEO since 2013, making him one of the industry’s longest serving CEOs.

“I believe the time is right for me to retire,” says Möller. “Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside people who care deeply about this business, our clients and importantly, one another. Together, we’ve navigated uncertainty, built resilience and stayed anchored to what matters, even as the environment around us shifted.”

Since joining Citadel in 2018, Maharaj has played an important role in advancing the Citadel Group’s growth strategy and has been instrumental in strengthening its operating model, with a focus on enhancing client service, developing products, improving platform and process efficiency and leveraging technology while maintaining rigorous regulatory compliance.