October 2013magazineTHE MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN THE INDUSTRY

OUR 11TH ANNUAL RANKING

Women in Banking: The Most Powerful in 2013

TOP TEAMS IN BANKING

(Listed by asset size)

Wells Fargo (above $500B)

BMO Financial Corp. (between $100B and $500B)

Huntington Bank (between $20B and $100B)

Zions First National Bank (under $20B)

American Banker Magazine on Sep. 18 announced its 11th annual ranking of the Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance.

The ranking is made up of three lists:The 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking, recognizing the

most influential female leaders in the banking industryThe 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance, recognizing

women in the non-bank finance sector including capital markets, asset management, investment banking and card networks

And the 25 Women to Watch, which spotlights up-and-comers along with more seasoned executives who have moved into new roles within the past year.

Additionally, four companies were recognized as Top Teams for their work in developing and promoting female talent and teamwork. ■

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1. Beth Mooney, KeyCorp2. Irene Dorner, HSBC USA3. Carrie Tolstedt, Wells Fargo4. Pamela Joseph, U.S. Bancorp5. Avid Modjtabai, Wells Fargo6. Cathy Bessant, Bank of America7. Cecelia (Cece) Stewart, Citigroup8. Mary Navarro, Huntington Bank9. Barbara Yastine, Ally Bank10. Sandie O’Connor, JPMorgan Chase11. Diane Reyes, HSBC12. Anne Finuca ne, Bank of America13. Patricia Callahan, Wells Fargo14. Dorothy Savarese, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank15. Janice Fukakusa, RBC16. Leslie Godridge, U.S. Bank17. Deborah McWhinney, Citigroup18. Maria Coyne, KeyCorp19. LeeAnne Linderman, Zions First National Bank20. Alberta Cefis, Scotiabank21. Melanie Dressel, Columbia Bank22. Michelle Van Dyke, Fifth Third Bank23. Rilla Delorier, SunTrust Banks24. Maura Markus, Bank of the West25. Caryl Athanasiu, Wells Fargo

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1. Mary Callahan Erdoes, JPMorgan Chase2. Abigail Johnson, Fidelity Investments3. Ruth Porat, Morgan Stanley4. Lisa Carnoy, Bank of America5. Barbara Byrne, Barclays Capital6. Diane Offereins, Discover Financial Services7. Isabelle Ealet, Goldman Sachs8. Maliz Beams, ING U.S. Retirement9. Margaret Keane, GE Capital10. Nicole Arnaboldi, Credit Suisse11. Marie Chandoha, Charles Schwab12. Charlotte McLaughlin, PNC Financial Services Group13. Candace Browning, Bank of America14. Joyce Chang, J.P. Morgan15. Julie Caperton, Wells Fargo16. Julie Monaco, Citigroup17. Diane Schumaker-Krieg, Wells Fargo18. Suni Harford, Citigroup19. Kathleen Murphy, Fidelity Investments20. Katia Bouazza, HSBC21. Jennifer Steans, Financial Investments Corp.22. Catherine Keating, JPMorgan Chase23. Elizabeth Myers, J.P. Morgan24. Kelly Williams, Credit Suisse25. Caroline Silver, Moelis & Co.

1. Karen Peetz, BNY Mellon2. Jane Fraser, Citigroup3. Marianne Lake, JPMorgan Chase4. Mary Tuuk, Fifth Third Bancorp5. Heather Cox, Capital One6. Eileen Serra, JPMorgan Chase7. Laura Schulte, Wells Fargo8. Karen Parkhill, Comerica9. Andrea Smith, Bank of America10. Peyton Patterson, BNC Financial Group11. Donna C. Goodrich, BB&T12. Bita Ardalan, Union Bank13. Diana Reid, PNC Financial Services Group14. Theresa McLaughlin, RBS Citizens Financial Group15. Amy Brady, KeyCorp16. Nancy Shanik, RBS Citizens Financial Group17. Patricia Husic, Centric Bank18. Colleen Taylor, Capital One19. Lori Chillingworth, Zions First National Bank20. Candida Wolff, Citigroup21. Barb Godin, Regions Financial22. Shaza Andersen, WashingtonFirst Bank23. Ann Benschoter, BMO Harris Bank24. Diane D’Erasmo, HSBC Bank USA25. Donna Smith, Associated Bank

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MARY NAVARROSenior EVP and Director of Retail and

Business Banking, Huntington Bancshares

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1 Beth Mooney, KeyCorp

2 Irene Dorner, HSBC USA

3 Carrie Tolstedt, Wells Fargo

4 Pamela Joseph, U.S. Bancorp

5 Avid Modjtabai, Wells Fargo

6 Cathy Bessant, Bank of America

7 Cecelia (Cece) Stewart, Citigroup

8 Mary Navarro, Huntington Bank

9 Barbara Yastine, Ally Bank

10 Sandie O’Connor, JPMorgan Chase

11 Diane Reyes, HSBC

12 Anne Finucane, Bank of America

13 Patricia Callahan, Wells Fargo

14 Dorothy Savarese, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank

15 Janice Fukakusa, RBC

16 Leslie Godridge, U.S. Bank

17 Deborah McWhinney, Citigroup

18 Maria Coyne, KeyCorp

19 LeeAnne Linderman, Zions First National Bank

20 Alberta Cefis, Scotiabank

21 Melanie Dressel, Columbia Bank

22 Michelle Van Dyke, Fifth Third Bank

23 Rilla Delorier, SunTrust Banks

24 Maura Markus, Bank of the West

25 Caryl Athanasiu, Wells Fargo

Many banks are closing more branches than they are opening, but not Huntington. It added more than a branch a week last year. The architect of the expansion, Mary Navarro, helped increase customer households last year by 12 percent, more than three times the industry average and, in terms of the number of newcomers, more than Huntington grew in the three previous years combined.

Chairman and CEO Stephen Steinour says it’s Navarro’s ability to track and judge industry trends that has kept Huntington ahead of competitors. He credits her with growing the Columbus, Ohio-based regional into the top SBA lender in the Midwest and the third-largest in the nation, and says her customer-centric focus on service has driven cross-selling rates and revenue growth. Much of the new growth Navarro plans to deliver will come from in-store branches. With exclusive, long-term agreements to operate inside Giant Eagle supermarkets in Ohio and Meijer retail stores in Michigan, Huntington plans to have several hundred locations in the two chains within the next few years.

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Successful. Influential. Innovative.These women are driving results at their institutions

and paving the way for the female talent behind them

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HUNTINGTON BANK ON COURSE

TWO YEARS AGO, Huntington Bank laid out an inclusion strategy that would make senior leaders more accountable and leave other employees feeling better trained, better utilized and more engaged.

The results so far have been as impressive as the Midwestern regional’s recent financial performance, which included a widening of the net interest margin last year and a return on equity that rose from 10.5 percent to 11.5 percent.

Huntington last year established inclusion councils and business resource groups for women, African-Americans, young professionals, and LGBT employees. The groups are not just for networking, but for identifying gaps in workplace policies and recommending ways to address them. All employees underwent Web-based training on inclusion, and senior leaders participated in an in-person, interactive course on awareness. An internal campaign, “Inclusion: Are You In,” won the PR News Corporate Social Responsibility Award last year in the diversity communications category.

Mary Navarro, No. 8 on this year’s list of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking and a direct report to Chairman and CEO Stephen Steinour, is perhaps the most visible woman at Columbus, Ohio-based Huntington. The “fair play” approach she champions as head of the retail and business banking segment (with 24-hour grace periods on overdrafts, for example) continues to drive account growth and win raves in customer satisfaction surveys.

But plenty of other members of the Huntington team have been playing key roles in high-profile projects and growth initiatives. Among them, Cindi Hart, SVP and chief information security officer, took the lead in formulating Huntington’s response to the cyberattacks that crashed several banks’ websites last year. Chief Risk Officer Helga Houston oversaw Huntington’s submission to regulators regarding its capital plans. Cindy Keitch, retail in-store channel director, began executing on the bank’s exclusive, 15-year agreement to open branches in 103 Giant Eagle supermarkets in Ohio; and Paula Jurcenko, senior vice president of Huntington Funds, brought Huntington into the ETFs business and grew total assets under management to a record $4.7 billion. Then there are Cheryl Harrison, consumer operations director, who led Huntington’s paperless bank initiative, and Traci Dunn, SVP for inclusion, who oversees the strategy that spawned the employee resource groups and diversity training.

Gina BeebeBarbara BenhamMaureen BrownLinda BrownPaula CliftonMary ClineDiane CritchetYing FengCarolyn GormanSarah HallCheryl HarrisonCindi HartHelga HoustonHolly HynesPaula JurcenkoCindy KeitchNancy Kelly

Cynthia KincaidMarcie KnittelKim LeaseDebbie Manos-McHenryKaren MarunaConnie McKeeCandi MooreMary NavarroMonique RiccobelliBeth RussellJeni ShafferBelinda ShermanSusie ShipleySharon SpeyerSheila Spradlin ReichDeborah SteinLachelle Thigpen

Headquarters: Columbus, Ohio2012 Financial Highlights: Assets: $56.1 billion ROE: 11.5% ROA: 1.15%Female representation among corporate officers: 45%Female representation on operating committee: 25%

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