The man who could be Citi's king

A high-profile speech to insiders could be a clue to the Citigroup CEO succession puzzle. Meet Vikram Pandit.

By Patricia Sellers, editor at large

NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Did Citi's past meet Citi's future today?

When 80 or so alumni of Citicorp - the global bank that merged into behemoth Citigroup (Charts, Fortune 500) - met in midtown Manhattan for their annual alumni lunch this afternoon, an intriguing speaker subbed for Chuck Prince, the company's recently ousted CEO: Vikram Pandit, the man who could be king.

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