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.

Linda Verba, head of TD Bank's retail operations, has been creating groundbreaking customer-service and employee-reward strategies for more than a decade.

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    The application of core risk management principles to the financing of securities was a key reason Sandie O'Connor's business weathered the financial storm profitably.

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    In 1973 when Kathleen Walsh Carr was trying to figure out what path to take in the banking industry, her mother gave her some advice she never forgot: "Go where the money is."

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    One of the highest-ranking women in risk management, Fifth Third's Mary Tuuk is as determined to balance risk and reward professionally as she is in her personal life.

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    Sylvia Reynolds was raised by a widow who was a teller in the 1960s and rose to become a bank operations manager.

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    Growing East West Bancorp has been an endless addiction for Julia Gouw. Even when she attempted retirement in late 2008, Gouw would show up at least once a week.

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