FRANKFURT, June 22 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) is drawing up plans to cut 10% of its 17,000 German retail jobs over the next few years as part of cost savings, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
The plans at Germany's largest bank come as Claudio de Sanctis prepares to take over the retail unit, known as the private bank division, on July 1.
Deutsche Bank, which declined to comment on any cuts to retail jobs, has publicly said that it is identifying further cost savings and would be trimming jobs in certain areas to keep profits growing.
The bank has been expected to continue to cut branches to curb expenses, Reuters has previously reported.
S&P last month upgraded its outlook for the bank and said that the retail division has "considerable scope" to cut costs.
Persons:
Claudio de Sanctis, Tom Sims, Matthias Williams, Madeline Chambers, Susan Fenton
Organizations:
Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
FRANKFURT, Germany's, Germany