CEO Update: Alison Rose resigned as NatWest Group CEO in July 2023 following the Nigel Farage debanking controversy. Paul Thwaite was appointed interim CEO on July 25, 2023, and confirmed as permanent Group CEO on February 16, 2024. This article has been fully updated to reflect the current leadership. NatWest Group plc, one of the […]

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Canada’s largest bank by market capitalization and one of the largest banks in the world, is led by Dave McKay, who has served as President and CEO since August 2014. McKay joined RBC as a 19-year-old co-op student programmer and worked his way up over four decades to become CEO, […]

UBS Group AG, the world’s largest wealth manager and Switzerland’s biggest bank, is led by Sergio Ermotti, who is serving his second stint as Group CEO. First appointed in 2011, Ermotti led UBS for nine years before stepping down in 2020. He was recalled in April 2023 to lead the historic acquisition and integration of […]

Goldman Sachs, one of the most prestigious investment banks in the world, is led by David Solomon, who became Chairman and CEO in October 2018. Under Solomon’s leadership, Goldman has pivoted from its traditional trading-heavy model toward a more diversified business — expanding asset management, growing its transaction banking platform, and pulling back from the […]

Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VLY), one of the fastest-growing super-community banks in the United States, is led by Ira Robbins, who became CEO in January 2018 at just 43 years old — making him one of the youngest CEOs among U.S. publicly traded banks at the time. Unlike most bank CEOs who come from lending […]

IMPORTANT UPDATE: On January 1, 2026, Synovus Financial Corp. completed its merger with Pinnacle Financial Partners in an all-stock transaction valued at $8.6 billion. Kevin Blair now serves as President and CEO of the combined Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (NYSE: PNFP), a $117 billion regional banking powerhouse. Terry Turner, former Pinnacle CEO, serves as Chairman […]

UPDATE: A. Scott Anderson served as President & CEO of Zions Bank from 1997 until his retirement. The current Chairman & CEO of Zions Bancorporation is Harris H. Simmons, who has led the parent company since 1990. This article has been updated to reflect current leadership. Zions Bancorporation, one of the premier regional banking institutions […]

UPDATE: Piyush Gupta served as CEO of DBS Group from November 2009 to March 2025. The current CEO is Tan Su Shan, who took over on March 28, 2025. Read about Tan Su Shan – Current DBS CEO → DBS Group Holdings, Southeast Asia’s largest bank by assets, was led by Piyush Gupta as CEO […]

UPDATE: Comerica was acquired by Fifth Third Bancorp in a $12.3 billion all-stock deal that closed on February 2, 2026. Comerica no longer operates as an independent company. Curt Farmer transitioned to the role of Vice Chair at Fifth Third Bancorp. The combined entity is led by Chairman, President & CEO Tim Spence. Curtis C. […]

M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE: MTB), one of the largest regional banks in the United States and a cornerstone of community-focused banking, is led by René F. Jones, who became Chairman and CEO in December 2017. Jones is one of only a handful of Black CEOs in the Fortune 500. His father, an African-American sergeant, served […]

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF), one of the largest regional banks in the Southern United States, is led by John M. Turner Jr., who has served as CEO since July 2018 and was elevated to Chairman in April 2024. With over four decades of experience in Southeast banking, Turner is a rare example of a […]

Deutsche Bank, Germany’s largest bank and one of Europe’s most important financial institutions, is led by Christian Sewing, who became CEO in April 2018. In a remarkable “shop floor to corner office” story, Sewing started as a 19-year-old apprentice at Deutsche Bank in 1989 and has spent his entire 35+ year career at the bank. […]

UPDATE: Peter King served as Westpac Group CEO from April 2020 to December 2024. The current CEO is Anthony Miller, who took over on 16 December 2024. Read about Anthony Miller – Current Westpac CEO → Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia’s oldest bank and first company (founded in 1817), was led by Peter King as Group […]

UPDATE: Ross McEwan CBE served as Group CEO & Managing Director of National Australia Bank from December 2019 to April 2024. The current NAB CEO is Andrew Irvine (since April 2, 2024). Read about Andrew Irvine – Current NAB CEO → National Australia Bank (NAB), one of the “Big Four” Australian banks with over AU$1 […]

UPDATE: Jeffrey J. Brown served as CEO of Ally Financial from 2015 to January 2024. The current CEO is Michael G. Rhodes, who assumed the role on April 29, 2024. Read about Michael G. Rhodes – Current Ally Financial CEO → Jeffrey J. Brown served as CEO of Ally Financial Inc. from February 2015 to […]

Truist Financial Corporation, the seventh-largest bank in the United States by assets, is led by Bill Rogers (William Henry Rogers Jr.), who serves as Chairman and CEO. Truist was formed through the landmark 2019 “merger of equals” between SunTrust Banks and BB&T Corporation — the largest U.S. bank merger since the 2008 financial crisis. Rogers […]

UPDATE: Robert Swaak served as CEO of ABN AMRO Bank from April 2020 to April 2025. The current CEO is Marguerite Bérard, who was appointed on 23 April 2025 — the first woman to lead a major Dutch bank. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. is one of the largest banks in the Netherlands, with total assets […]

BNP Paribas, Europe’s largest bank by total assets and one of the world’s most important financial institutions, is led by Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, who has served as CEO since December 2011. Born on Bastille Day (July 14, 1961), Bonnafé is one of the longest-serving CEOs of any major global bank. He personally led the integration of […]