WIB scan

Beth Mooney exits, and the CEO boys' club goes on

09/21/19

How do you keep the all-male CEO club at the biggest banks intact? Let us count the ways. Could a woman be the next CEO at UBS? Maybe. At Wells Fargo? Less likely.

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IMF's Lagarde is nobody's token; causes and effects of gender pay disparity

06/20/19

Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, refuses to attend any meetings in which she would be the only woman; Sallie Krawcheck says the fact that women still are paid less than men is partly the fault of society at large; and more in this week's WIB Scan.

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Eagle Bancorp selects veteran banker as permanent CEO

05/06/19

The Maryland company has hired interim CEO Susan Riel to officially take over the post.

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First Bank in Missouri taps insider as next CEO

05/01/19

Shelley Seifert had been the bank's chief operating officer.

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Did JPMorgan just tip its hand on a succession plan?

04/17/19

Marianne Lake, seen in recent months as a leading candidate to replace CEO Jamie Dimon, got the post she may have needed to round out her resume — consumer lending chief. And Jennifer Piepszak, another rising star at the company, will take over as CFO from Lake.

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Hanmi Financial in Los Angeles selects next leader

04/03/19

Bonnie Lee will succeed C.G. Kum, who is retiring as CEO next month.

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Wells Fargo speculation, female-friendly fintechs and Most Powerful Women on the move

03/06/19

Is it realistic to think Wells Fargo might get a new female CEO? How one fintech makes women feel welcome, and how another fosters innovation. Plus some of our Most Powerful Women make big moves – two retire, one jumps from BNY Mellon to Amex, one exits a board and another joins one.

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Top post at Stearns Bank passes from father to daughter

03/05/19

Kelly Skalicky has succeeded her father as CEO of the Minnesota bank.

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BofA, Wells can't block shareholder proposals on pay-gap data: SEC

02/26/19

The Securities and Exchange Commission rejected the banks' arguments that the proposals amounted to shareholder micromanagement and that they have made ample disclosures.

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Say Watt? Former FHFA head gets sniffy about his misconduct, and proxy pressure builds

02/21/19

Mel Watt calls FHFA watchdog “sexist,” after it concludes he’s guilty of sexual harassment. State Street sues the "Fearless Girl" sculptor. Banks big and small face mounting pressure on gender pay gap and board diversity. And another top 40 U.S. bank might get a female CEO.

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