The Most Powerful Women in Banking

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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.

Royal Bank of Canada initiated some major strategic moves in the past year, and Janice Fukakusa has been instrumental in bringing them to fruition.

September 18
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    Strategic collaboration is one of Leslie Godridge's strong suits. An example of this is a meeting she convened last year that was the most in-depth planning session of its kind since the formation of the National Corporate and Institutional Banking unit in 2007, and the results of it continue to play out.

    September 18
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    Columbia Banking System's acquisition of the $2.4 billion-asset West Coast Bancorp is the latest of several deals Melanie Dressel has orchestrated over the past few years to fuel growth, as her community bank steadily progresses toward its goal of being more of a regional player in the Northwest.

    September 18
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    She's only been CEO of Chase Card Services since last summer, but Eileen Serra started writing the playbook for the job years ago.

    September 18
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    BB&T has gotten a good return on its investment in Donna Goodrich, who began her career in the bank's leadership development program in 1985.

    September 18
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    In a little over two years, Nancy Shanik has completely upended RBS Citizens' risk organization — just as outgoing CEO Ellen Alemany hoped she would.

    September 18

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