The Most Powerful Women in Banking
Honorees gathered at Tiffany's Landmark building in New York City, where American Banker interviewed them about the industry's trajectory and leadership lessons they've learned in their careers.
Nandita Bakhshi will become CEO of the $76 billion-asset Bank of the West, and a study finds JPMorgan Chase is the most ideal bank for women. Still, it seems as if lip service lives on when it comes to gender diversity, even where Dodd Frank is concerned. Would contentious SEC nominee Hester Peirce change that? Also, how job sharing could help more women rise through the company ranks.
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and its U.S. subsidiary, MUFG Union Bank, have named Ranjana Clark to the role of San Francisco Bay Area president.
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Marsha Williams' appointment at the $141 billion-asset company takes effect immediately. Williams has been on Fifth Third's board since 2008.
April 11 -
USAA has hired Jennifer Sepull, a former Kimberly-Clark executive, as its chief information officer.
April 11 -
First Midwest Bank in Itasca, Ill., announced Friday that it has hired Jo Ann Boylan, formerly of MB Financial Bank in Chicago, as chief information and operations officer.
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How an undocumented immigrant rose through the ranks at Goldman Sachs; why one bank embraced a highly unusual strategy (and why you may want to copy it); and what Ally Bank's Diane Morais and Bank of America's Andrea Smith are up to now. Also, a pot (Hollywood) calls out a kettle (Wall Street) for a lack of women in leadership roles, and a high demand for airline pilots could make for more female-friendly skies.
April 7
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