Rogers has been appointed to head the UK public sector group in the corporate and investment banking arm of Citigroup.

Rogers will be Citigroup's senior government banker for the United Kingdom, delivering products and services to public sector clients in the UK, the bank said.

Citigroup, the world's biggest bank, is currently advising the UK Department of Transport in relation to the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and Eurotunnel, and had previously advised on the formation and financing of Network Rail, operator of Britain's rail infrastructure.

The government this week announced plans for public asset sales worth up to 30 billion pounds by 2010, including the sale of part of its stake in British Energy Group.