Career advancement

Dmuchowski worked three jobs to pay for her college education. She tells young colleagues that regardless of their backgrounds, if they work hard, they will succeed.

Ambitious women who feel trapped in their roles sometimes find themselves competing against others with the same goals. An effective way to advance may require stepping off the most obvious path, according to executives sharing their personal experiences at American Banker's Payments Forum.

The chair and CEO of the M&T division considers herself a "builder-fixer" and has sought out new challenges and opportunities throughout her more than 30-year career.

As the head of enterprise technology and security, Guild tries to stay ahead of fraudsters and other bad actors.

Barry Sommers comes in for high praise amid his firm's attempts to move beyond the banking scandals of its past.

Pam Habner, head of U.S. branded cards and lending at Citi, talks about what drew her to financial services and how to keep women in the game.

Anne Clarke Wolff, a longtime Most Powerful Women in Banking honoree, on why she switched to starting her own investment bank advisory firm.

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.