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.
Thurlow has been the CEO at Reading for 18 years, and will finish her stint as chair of the American Bankers Association in October.
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Cai-Lee, CEO of $596 million-asset Piermont, founded the bank in 2019.
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Menelik was tapped to lead corporate, specialty and government banking at Huntington in October 2022, coming over from Fifth Third where she was the group head of diversified industries and international corporate banking.
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Tedesco leads all the $24.5 billion-asset bank's revenue businesses and a team of 1,840 employees.
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Reid, chairman and CEO of Capitol National, has a keen focus on diversity and inclusion. Women and other underrepresented groups make up 59% of the bank's employees, and women hold 71% of senior management positions.
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Vice Chair Hope Holding Bryant played a key role in the bank's acquisition of Silicon Valley Bank.
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