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.
Did Lehman Brothers pick Erin Callan Montella for CFO at a desperate hour so that she could be the one to fall on the sword? Kelly Evans of "Closing Bell" suggests so. Are women focusing too much on performance? Carla Harris offers a more effective alternative. Also, Bank of America gives new parents more time off and an activist investor demands gender pay equality.
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Ellen Alemany stays the course on CIT's turnaround strategy; Robin Rankin of Credit Suisse talks about when investment banks should re-enter emerging markets; and Sallie Krawcheck talks about the opportunity for career women to become entrepreneurs.
May 5
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It didn't take long for Karen Parkhill to re-emerge after her sudden departure from Comerica in Dallas. Parkhill was named chief financial officer at Medtronic, a medical technology company based in Dublin, Ireland.
May 4 -
The $69 billion-asset company in Dallas said in a press release Tuesday that Karen Parkhill resigned on Friday to "pursue other opportunities." Parkhill, who had also been the company's vice chairman, had been with Comerica since 2011.
May 3 -
A ninth-grader challenges Bank of America's CEO; the San Francisco Fed has a lot of interest in fintech; FinCEN's Jennifer Shasky Calvery is leaving, possibly for a banking job; Wells Fargo's Secil Watson talks up a new biometrics option; and Sallie Krawcheck appreciates Carla Harris' career advice. Plus, Kelly Ripa and the 49ers.
April 28 -
Penn Community Bank didnt have a CFO until it hired Stephanie Austin, who won praise for building a solid finance department at her previous job.
April 27
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