Succession planning

The next generation of bank CEOs?

03/14/17

Over the past six months Wells Fargo and U.S. Bancorp (for vastly different reasons) have activated their CEO succession plans, sparking questions about who else is in line to lead the industry’s large banks. Here are some of our most intriguing objects of speculation.

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Sturm Financial in Colorado taps president as its next CEO

03/09/17

Koger Propst was also named CEO of the company's $2.6 billion-asset ANB Bank.

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First National Bank of Suffield in Conn. hires next CEO

03/08/17

Joseph Greco previously served as CEO of Southern Connecticut Bancorp, which sold itself to Liberty Bank in 2013.

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M&T president Mark Czarnecki dies

02/27/17

The executive, who was also M&T's chief operating officer, died on Sunday after an extended illness.

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'They are coddled': Comments of the week

02/24/17

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

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Columbia Banking picks chief operating officer to serve as interim CEO

02/23/17

Hadley Robbins succeeded Melanie Dressel, who died unexpectedly on Sunday. Columbia will begin a seach for a permanent CEO.

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Will new U.S. Bancorp chief's playbook deliver on offense?

02/21/17

With U.S. Bancorp's leadership transition underway, the big question is whether it will deliver faster earnings growth — the one shareholder demand that has proven elusive.

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Remembering Melanie Dressel, mentor to a generation of bankers

02/21/17

Columbia Banking's CEO, who died unexpectedly on Sunday, was a thoughtful and tenacious leader who leaves a legacy of turning a small Washington bank into a regional power in the Pacific Northwest.

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Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod in Massachusetts names first female CEO

02/14/17

Lisa Oliver, who will also become the bank's president, previously ran the business banking division at KeyBank.

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Exec reaches top after steady climb at Enterprise in St. Louis

02/10/17

James Lally will succeed Peter Benoist as CEO of the $4.1 billion-asset company at its the annual meeting this spring.

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