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.
The U.S. could be at a competitive disadvantage by being less proactive in the area of gender diversity on boards. Well need to engage CEOs everywhere to achieve meaningful progress.
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Jennifer Openshaw has been named the executive director of the Financial Women's Association, a nonprofit business forum for women.
August 5 -
Irene Dorner did a lot to turn around HSBC's troubled U.S. operations following violations of U.S. anti-money-laundering regulations that led to a record penalty, but successor Patrick Burke and a new U.S. compliance chief will have to pick up the recovery at its midpoint and finish the job.
June 16 -
Women need to stop stressing out about giving equal attention to personal and professional goals, Teresa Taylor writes in her latest book. Taylor, a director at First Interstate BancSystem, also advises women to be more aggressive with networking if they want to sit on more corporate boards.
May 29 -
When women reject or reframe career-limiting assumptions, they are able to get ahead at their jobs without sacrificing having a family.
May 22
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Alice Hensen, president of the Bank of Sun Prairie in Wisconsin, is one of the many bankers who delayed retirement to help their banks survive the financial crisis. She is stepping down now that her bank's troubles are past and hopes it can find some "new blood."
May 15
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