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Mary Tuuk's role at Fifth Third might best be described as chief regulatory officer.

Amy Brady's influence at KeyCorp goes well beyond the technology duties that her title implies.

Patti Husic runs a community bank with just $305 million of assets, but she has outsized influence in Pennsylvania.

To that end, one of Debby Hopkins' major tasks over the past year was revamping the research and development process at Citigroup.

Diana Reid has built PNC Real Estate into one of the nation's largest commercial real estate lenders.

Huntington Bancshares' CEO Stephen Steinour makes few decisions without first consulting his chief risk officer, Helga Houston.

After leading turnarounds at two underperforming banks and selling them at nice premiums, Mary Lynn Lenz questioned whether she wanted to continue working in the industry.

Michele Trolli has built a reputation throughout her career as an integrations specialist.

The Japanese-owned MUFG Union Bank has made no secret of its ambitions to become a top-10 lender in the United States, so it only made sense to put Bita Ardalan in charge of commercial lending in one of its most important regions.

Those looking to boost sales of banking products to wealth management clients could pick up some pointers from Rosemary Berkery.

Godin decided that, from here on out, Regions' collections associates would be called "customer advocates" and would be trained in teaching cash-strapped borrowers how to improve their credit scores.

Deutsche Bank hired Susan Skerritt just last year to run global transaction banking for the Americas, but her influence at the company is already being felt globally.

Diane D'Erasmo has made her bosses look good for choosing her to manage the U.S. investments of overseas clients.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is one of the world's 10 largest banking companies, and Wendy Breuder is one of the highest-ranking women in its U.S. operation, which was recently renamed MUFG Union Bank.

TD Bank prides itself on its award-winning customer service, and it's up to Linda Verba to ensure that its standards don't slip.

Lisa Carnoy made an abrupt career change in April when she moved into private banking and wealth management.

One thing that really gets Julieann Thurlow riled up is mutual thrifts converting to stock companies.

Christine Pierson is new to the banking business, but already she is showing a "genius" for it.

For Grace Huebscher, starting a new company from scratch meant the chance to build the work environment she always wanted.

Associated Bank in Green Bay, Wis., has been fattening its commercial loan portfolio in recent years, thanks in large part to Donna Smith.