Samba managing director and CEO Eisa Al-Eisa has steered the bank into a strong position since the departure of Citigroup. There is life after Citigroup, a prosperous life. When Citigroup pulled out of its Saudi Arabian joint venture Saudi American Bank, after 23 years, many doubted that the bank could survive on its own. They thought that Citigroup had been the powerhouse behind the bank and without it the bank's controls and culture would collapse. Now, more than a year since Citigroup's final exit in October 2003, there is a different story to tell. Although Saudi American had been one of Citi's most profitable global assets in the 1980s and had indirectly helped to bail out the giant during its troubles in the early 1990s, Citi's stake in the bank was reduced to 20%. By October 2003 it was gone from Saudi's second largest bank.
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机译：自花旗集团离任以来，Samba董事总经理兼首席执行官Eisa Al-Eisa已使该银行处于稳固的地位。花旗集团之后有生命，有繁荣的生活。花旗集团23年后退出花旗集团的沙特阿拉伯合资银行沙特阿拉伯银行（Saudi American Bank），许多人怀疑该银行能否自行生存。他们认为花旗集团是该银行背后的强者，没有它，银行的控制和文化就会瓦解。距花旗集团于2003年10月最终退出市场已有一年多的时间了，现在有一个不同的故事要讲。尽管沙特阿拉伯曾在1980年代成为花旗最赚钱的全球资产之一，并在1990年代初的困境中间接帮助纾困了这家巨人，但花旗在该银行的股份却减少到20％。到2003年10月，它已从沙特第二大银行撤出。
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