Career moves

The changes, which have implications for succession planning at the Toronto-based company, include elevating U.S. CEO Greg Braca to a new role. Leo Salom, wealth management group head, was named as Braca’s successor.

The hiring of Scott Dienes, a former Wells Fargo banker, is part of a broader plan to boost lending at the Wisconsin company.

Lesher, previously the company’s head of middle-market banking operations on the East Coast, takes over as Wells is making technology investments in the unit.

Clothilde Hewlett, executive director and chief legal officer of the Cal Alumni Association, would succeed Manny Alvarez, who stepped down in June.

Kenneth Orgeron, who was appointed acting president and chief executive after the recent departure of Jim Hayes, will remain at the helm of the Maryland credit union.

Mary Hines Droesch will oversee the strategy, design and management of lending and deposit products for retail and small-business customers of the bank.

Marc Womack, a former executive at JPMorgan Chase, Capital One and GE Capital, will join the subprime auto lender next month.

Chief Operating Officer Thomas Montag and Vice Chairman Anne Finucane will step down at the end of the year. The company said it will unveil succession plans in the coming weeks.

Winston has previously served as interim CEO of Bed, Bath & Beyond and as chief financial officer at Family Dollar Stores and Scholastic.

Paul Camp will join the company in November to run its new Global Treasury Management division. Wells Fargo says the goal in combining its treasury management and global payments units is to improve service for clients doing business in multiple countries.

Brian Gunn, who will join the Tokyo-based bank on next month, previously served as chief risk officer at Santander Holdings USA, Ally Financial and a GE Capital subsidiary.

Steven Black was a board member of BNY Mellon when Wells CEO Charlie Scharf led the trust bank. He will become Wells Fargo’s fifth chairman in five years.

Okeatta Brown is leaving Wells Fargo to fill a new role that will cover the Japanese company's footprint across the Americas.

Tanya Sanders, who joined the company in 2019, takes the reins as the division's loan growth is on an upswing. She will succeed Laura Schupbach, who is retiring after 26 years at Wells.

Rosilyn Houston will succeed William Wolf, who is retiring this summer from Banco Santander’s U.S. unit.

Jennifer Eastes is tasked with spearheading and accelerating environmental, social and governance efforts at the Cleveland-based company.

Wells CEO Charlie Scharf, a former Jamie Dimon protege, has surrounded himself with JPMorgan Chase alumni. Ling will start in October and join the company’s operating committee.

William "BJ" Losch will become chief financial officer at the Wilmington, North Carolina-based small-business lender. The former CFO of Iberiabank will take over the vacated position at First Horizon on an interim basis.

Julie Caperton, a longtime executive at the $1.9 trillion-asset bank, succeeds Julia Wellborn, who left the company in April.

Following the sale of its U.S. retail banking unit to PNC Financial Services Group, the Spanish bank is turning its focus in this country to wholesale banking.