The Most Powerful Women in Banking

A U.K. initiative puts a spotlight on the dearth of female directors and gets corporate executives to commit to hard targets for improvement.

March 1
5 Min Read
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    Despite a challenging year, Harris Financial was one of the top 4 banking teams, with impressive numbers in deposit balances and increased revenues. As icing on the cake, 34% of their executive board is made up of women.

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    HSBC Bank's team, led by Irene Dorner, Diane D'Erasmo, and Mary Duke, is making great headway into international markets and the bank itself has been improving upon its commitment to put women into more leadership roles.

    September 26
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    Wells' is investing more into underserved communities, and innovating in the area of community lending, in line with their tradition of service work in that area. Although the number of female corporate officers they count among their ranks is thin, a new diversity policy to identify and groom high-potential candidates has been implemented.

    September 26
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    Open discrimination is rare now, but unconscious gender bias remains. Some banks are figuring out how to make the most of all the available talent.

    September 26
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    Kelly Mathieson is a top problem-solver for JPMorgan Chase. From the Egyptian crisis to tri-party repo reform, she tackles the big issues.

    September 26

The latest news and perspective on women in the industry | The Most Powerful Women in Banking program convenes and empowers the community of female executives in financial services.