The Most Powerful Women in Banking
Honorees gathered at Tiffany's Landmark building in New York City, where American Banker interviewed them about the industry's trajectory and leadership lessons they've learned in their careers.
BMO Financial Group is poised for a dramatic expansion of its U.S. banking business later this year when it closes on its $16.3 billion acquisition of Bank of the West, the U.S. operations of BNP Paribas. Laying the groundwork for the merger is Erminia "Ernie" Johannson, BMO's group head for North American personal and business banking.
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Yie-Hsin Hung, one of the few female CEOs in the asset management industry, has made it a priority to address issues of global warming and social inequality at New York Life Investment Management.
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Glenda Pedroso has spent her entire 35-year banking career in Miami. But in her new position at Northern Trust, she's doing a lot more traveling.
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Florence Pourchet has been with BNP Paribas for 30 years, and is the bank's most senior female executive in the Americas. She has been the regional head of the bank's ESG initiatives since 2011.
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After filling various roles at the Columbus, Georgia-based bank for almost 20 years, Liz Wolverton was tapped to lead the consumer bank in December 2021.
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Last year, HSBC USA made the decision to exit its U.S. mass market retail banking business. Kavita Mahtani, CFO of the Americas for HSBC, played a crucial role in the process.
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