Faraz Shafiq, formerly of AWS and Google, will oversee the bank's vision for enterprise-wide artificial intelligence initiatives.

Three weeks after completing its "merger of equals" with Synovus Financial, Pinnacle Financial Partners said it plans to hire 225 to 250 revenue-generating bankers in 2026 across its newly expanded Southeast footprint.

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"These changes reflect adjustments we're making to ensure our staffing levels, locations and expertise align with current business needs; efficiencies we have gained through technology; and progress against our transformation work," the company said in a statement.

The 6-2 vote represents a win for the megabank, which has been fighting a nationwide push to organize its workers. Some 28 branches have voted in favor of unionization, while three have rejected unionization.

Bank investors are typically wary of mergers of equals. Kevin Blair, CEO of the newly combined Synovus and Pinnacle, maintains that this deal is different, but also acknowledges that it's now time to prove it.

Through a nonprofit called Greater NY, early career analysts at banks can apply their financial skills at charities and other civic-minded organizations. The partnerships give free help to nonprofits, but provide surprising benefits to the banks as well.

The Montreal-based bank brought its earned media value up to $1 million by building an internal system for employees to share social posts about BMO.

Pinnacle and Peapack-Gladstone have sought to preserve their corporate cultures during periods of major change.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, building on an executive order by President Trump, wants to eliminate the legal framework of "disparate impact" from its implementation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

Replacing employees is expensive in terms of both time and money. The real management challenge is identifying the drivers of employee churn and eliminating them.

From baby boomers' family needs to the fearlessness of Gen Z, three bank executives discussed the work habits of different age groups at American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking conference.

The Accountability Board, a three-year-old-group focused on corporate governance issues, said the bank shouldn't have backtracked on a longstanding policy separating the chairman and CEO roles.

College sophomores are applying for jobs before they've even taken a finance class. Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon says he dislikes the process, but doesn't have the power to change it.

Banks that embrace, promote, and support a principled sales culture discover that it not only fuels growth but also strengthens their brand and deepens customer trust.

The agency's announcement that it will consider debanking as part of Community Reinvestment Act examinations is the latest in a series of mystifying pivots by federal banking regulators.

Whether they plan on it or not, most managers will at some point find themselves in a bubble that bad news fails to penetrate. The best leaders are the ones actively trying to burst it.

A recent bargaining session was interrupted when union representatives learned that a Wells executive who wasn't in the room could hear what was being said. The bank maintains that it was a simple mistake involving a Microsoft Team meeting that should have been disconnected, but union officials aren't buying that story.

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