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 recession has not made president Nancy Wolcott's life easy. The group's enterprise investor services business ranks as the No. 1 sub-accounting provider in the U.S. and No. 2 full-service mutual fund transfer agent in the U.S.
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Industry leaders are still finding the time to coach up-and-coming female executives, despite the turbulent market.
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Whether she's hosting a mid-year conference call with 5,000 employees or broadcasting live to 11,000 real estate agents, Heiden thrives on trying to engage thousands of employees in a common pursuit.
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While other bankers fretted about foreclosures and defaults this year, Avid Modjtabai spent her days (and a few nights) worrying about ATMs. Twelve thousand of them, to be exact.
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At least one winner emerged from the mortgage crisis. Donna DeMaio, chief executive officer of MetLife Bank, took advantage of rock-bottom prices to buy two mortgage companies last summer.
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For Sunflower Bank, 2009 was a time for looking inward. The company operates in markets that are slow-growth even in good times, and the past year was not among banking's better times. So the company, under the leadership of Mollie Hale Carter, undertook a new initiative called Execution 2009.
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