Citi’s McQuade, Children’s Aid, Beet Lollipop: N.Y. Scene

Back in September, the Children’s Aid Society’s chief executive, Richard Buery, told me about plans to honor Citigroup Inc., with then-CEO Vikram Pandit accepting. Buery cited the firm’s more than 15-year relationship with the nonprofit, including employee volunteering and financial support.

By mid-October Pandit had been ousted from his post at the company and his role at the benefit. So at last night’s event, Eugene McQuade, head of the Citibank N.A. unit, was called to the lectern to receive the Corporate Leadership Award on behalf of his firm.