Women in Banking - American Banker

A Call for Nominations

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of our 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking program, it is my pleasure to invite applications to our 2012 rankings. If you wish to nominate someone to the list, please encourage her to visit our site and complete an application. We are accepting applications through June 1, 2012.

Breaking News

Why We Need More Female Traders On Wall Street(TIME)

Risk Takers, Career Makers(CFO)

Wells Fargo Names Yvette Hollingsworth CCO(Wells Fargo)

Few Top Wall Street Women Left(Forbes)

JPMorgan CIO Ina Drew Retiring After $2b Loss(Boston Globe)

United Guaranty Names Donna DeMaio COO(Market Watch)

Laura Thompson Named Outstanding Woman In Finance(PR Newswire)

30 Outstanding Women in Finance(Treasury & Risk)

Citi, LinkedIn Launch Professional Community for Women(On Wall Street)

KeyBank CEO Beth E. Mooney Talks Banking Strategy(The Oregonian)

Powerful Advice for Women in Banking

Why is Beth Mooney the only female CEO of a top 50 bank in the U.S.? And what is your institution doing to help remedy the gender inequality in financial services?

Why Financial Companies Fail to Win Over More Women

Women expect you to walk the talk. If you say, "we care about and believe in women," yet all of your management is men, then, Houston, you have a problem.

Tweet, Sallie, Tweet

Sallie Krawcheck has had no trouble staying busy since leaving Bank of America. She recently joined the advisory board of Gold Bullion International and is on her way to growing a vast Twitter following.

Krawcheck Joins Board of Gold Bullion International

Sallie Krawcheck has joined the New York based Gold Bullion International's advisory board.

Peyton R. Patterson (Image: Matt Stroshane)

BNC Financial Hires Peyton Patterson as CEO

BNC Financial Group of New Canaan, Conn., has hired former NewAlliance Bancshares Chief Executive Peyton R. Patterson as its new CEO.
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Bank of America Names New CIO

Consumer banking executive Laurie Readhead to take #2 technology spot, reporting to Catherine Bessant.

Boardrooms Still Above the Glass Ceiling, Survey Finds

For all the progress women have made in establishing themselves as business leaders, the Financial Women's Association has found a surprising lack of momentum in a key area of corporate America: the boardroom.
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CEO of Pioneer Bank in N.Y. to Step Down Next Year

Eileen Bagnoli made the right move when she chose teller job at Pioneer over a teaching post 40 years ago.
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Synovus Hires Susan Koski as Chief Information Security Officer

Georgia bank has poached Susan Koski from BNY Mellon.

Independent Bank Corp. in Mass. Appoints New Chairman

Independent Bank Corp. in Rockland, Mass., has named Donna L. Abelli chairman of the company and its commercial banking unit, Rockland Trust Co.

Colleen Johnston, chief financial officer of TD

Could Colleen Johnston Be the Next CEO of TD?

Toronto-Dominion plans in the coming years to find Ed Clark's successor from within. Johnston, its chief financial officer, seems to have a strong shot but downplayed speculation in an interview.

CFSI's Melissa Koide Joins Treasury

The Treasury Department has hired Melissa Koide, vice president of policy for the non-profit Center for Financial Services Innovation, which focuses on providing expanding the availability of financial services.

Hail to the Chiefs

Karen Peetz, vice chairman of BNY Mellon, has been awarded the No. 1 spot this year on American Banker Magazine's list of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking. KeyCorp CEO Beth Mooney topped the Women to Watch list, and Abigail Johnson of Fidelity maintained her spot atop the Finance list.