Career advancement

Greg Wilson of the Wall Street giant's Asset & Wealth Management unit wants to provide employees with tailored plans using a blend of technology and personal financial coaching.

Industry recruiters see the changes as intended to make client assets and advisory teams "stickier" and to retain executive talent.

Michelle Moore, Tim Spence, Ankit Bhatt, Patrick Sells, Dontá Wilson and Allan Rayson have moved up, moved on or tackled new technology projects since they were recognized by American Banker for their leadership in innovation in recent years.

Two frontrunners have emerged as possible successors to the long-serving CEO, but even more potential candidates wait in the wings.

The change comes over massive overhaul as the mega bank seeks to build divison under Sieg.

Wiggan is taking the place of Ray Chun, who will run the Canadian personal banking division.

The pressures and frustrations of daily work lose some of their ability to aggravate when you consider how much real choice you have in the matter.

In technology and other departments, women can lead with much-needed "softer" qualities, panelists at the Most Powerful Women in Banking conference said.

The banking giant plans to put all asset managers through training in Python programming language, whether they 'like it or not.'

Some cities and states are making employers disclose salary ranges in job ads. This could make recruiting top talent harder for startups with lower pay scales.

A community bank executive reflects on the leadership rules he has gleaned from the quirky television hit about an American football coach trying to navigate English Premier League soccer.

Michelle Seitz tells attendees at American Banker's Women in Banking NEXT awards to take advantage of the networking and mentoring available to them that she didn't have access to at the start of her own career.

The switch to in-person internship options, more competition in the field and differences in skills and values led to changes in 2022 industry internships.

As summer nears its end, finance-industry rookies are relishing their freedom while some fret over what it means for their future careers. Anxiety is simmering in Wall Street's kinder era for incomers, according to interviews with 10 young bankers.

A career path in financial services doesn't have to be linear, says Walmart's Julia Unger.

For women, the path to leadership isn't always the same one that men take. Talus Pay CEO Kim Fitzsimmons says her career moved fastest whenever she refused to stay in her lane.

While millions of employees have voluntarily left their jobs over the past year, senior level industry leaders have continued to advance their careers.

Spence, who joined the Cincinnati bank in 2015, will succeed Greg Carmichael as chief executive in July. He says he’ll maintain the company’s current strategic priorities, including regional expansion and digital transformation.

Chryssa Halley, who has been with the company since 2006, was named CFO and Jim Holmberg was named controller.

Liz Wolverton, previously the Georgia bank’s chief strategy and customer experience officer, will oversee its branch network, consumer products, marketing and more.