Three U.S. Bank Leaders among American Banker’s Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance
September 24 2018 - 9:20AM
Business Wire
Leslie Godridge, Gunjan Kedia and Kate Quinn to be honored in
New York
Leslie Godridge, vice chairman and co-head of Corporate &
Commercial Banking, Gunjan Kedia, vice chairman of Wealth
Management and Investment Services and Kate Quinn, vice chairman
and chief administrative officer at U.S. Bank, have been honored by
American Banker magazine among the "Most Powerful Women in Banking
and Finance" for 2018. This marks the first time in U.S. Bank
history that three women have been included on this prestigious
list. Honorees will be celebrated at a ceremony hosted by American
Banker in New York City in October.
"Leslie, Gunjan and Kate are dedicated, ethical and
community-focused leaders who are helping us drive critical change
as we work to create the future of U.S. Bank," said Andy Cecere,
chairman, president and CEO of U.S. Bank. "Each exemplifies our
core values every day and leads with integrity and trust. We are
honored to celebrate this recognition. On behalf of all our
employees, it is my privilege to congratulate and thank these three
outstanding leaders.”
Godridge (ranked 17th on Most Powerful Women in Banking list),
joined U.S. Bank in 2007 and co-leads Corporate & Commercial
Banking, one of the company's four primary business lines. She
directly oversees corporate banking-specialized industries, global
treasury management, international banking and the public sector
and financial institutions groups. In 2017, Godridge championed and
sponsored U.S. Bank’s role in important industry innovations,
including the launch of RTP®, one of the first new core
payments infrastructures in the United States in more than 40
years. During Godridge’s tenure and under her leadership, Corporate
& Commercial Banking’s rankings and market share have grown
dramatically.
Kedia (ranked 16th on Most Powerful Women in Finance list),
joined U.S. Bank in 2016 and leads Wealth Management and Investment
Services, another of the company’s four primary business lines. The
division is composed of five distinct, but related businesses:
wealth management, U.S. Bancorp Asset Management, global fund
services, global corporate trust, institutional trust and custody,
and trust technology and support services. Since joining the bank,
Kedia has integrated product-specific sales teams organized by
client segments, which resulted in accelerated sales and drove
market share gains. She also reinvigorated innovation in the
division’s products by deploying technology, including distributed
ledger, artificial intelligence and natural language processing,
and she introduced a more comprehensive global strategy to deepen
the bank’s European presence.
Quinn (ranked 14th on Most Powerful Women in Banking list),
joined U.S. Bank in 2013 is the company’s chief administrative
officer and has been the driving force behind the company’s
corporate strategy and brand transformation, including hosting
Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium in 2018. She leads all areas
that touch talent, brand, strategy and reputation for U.S. Bank,
and has helped solidify the bank’s position as one of the most
admired and trusted banks in the financial services industry.
Quinn's work has been a guiding force for the bank to be named one
of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere®
Institute for four consecutive years.
U.S. Bank has been consistently recognized in the "Most Powerful
Women in Banking" since the program’s inception. In 2017, Godridge
ranked 15th on the Women in Banking list and Quinn was ninth on the
list of Women to Watch.
“In an industry that continues to be male-dominated at the
senior executive level, it is refreshing to see a company as large
as U.S. Bank elevate these three women to the role of vice
chairman, put women in charge of two of its four major business
lines and ensure that women play such an important role in its
corporate strategy," said Executive Editor Bonnie McGeer, who
chairs American Banker's Women in Banking Editorial Committee.
"Kate Quinn, Leslie Godridge and Gunjan Kedia stand out because of
their performance but, just as importantly, they are all holding
the door open for other women to advance as well, through their
support of internal programs and their sponsorship of individual
emerging leaders."
ABOUT U.S. BANKU.S. Bancorp, with 74,000 employees
and $461 billion in assets as of June 30, 2018, is
the parent company of U.S. Bank, the fifth-largest commercial
bank in the United States. The Minneapolis-based bank
blends its relationship teams, branches and ATM network with mobile
and online tools that allow customers to bank how, when and where
they prefer. U.S. Bank is committed to serving its
millions of retail, business, wealth management, payment,
commercial and corporate, and investment services customers across
the country and around the world as a trusted financial partner, a
commitment recognized by the Ethisphere Institute naming the
bank a 2018 World’s Most Ethical Company. Visit U.S.
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