The Most Powerful Women in Banking
Honorees gathered at Tiffany's Landmark building in New York City, where American Banker interviewed them about the industry's trajectory and leadership lessons they've learned in their careers.
Chung has led the development of new initiatives to enhance the bank's ability to help small business owners, increasing revenue and aiding the community in their excitement and their struggles.
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The bank launched Business Essentials, a bundled suite of banking and payment services, following more than a year of development by a cross-functional team from business banking, branch and small business banking, payments, sales and technology teams.
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Since the completion of the One Ally project in the first half of 2025, the bank reported 10.5% net deposit growth from customers who initially were not deposit holders.
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Ferris joined SMBC Nikko Securities America after leading CLO Primary at JPMorganChase.
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Rohrkemper attributes her success at the bank to her engineering and teamwork mindset.
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As the chief growth officer, Wu is tasked with customer acquisition and improving customer experience at the fledgling commercial bank, where she was an early employee.
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