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A toast to the Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance

ByLaura Alix
October 3, 2019 12:32 PM

American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance gathered at the Gitano Jungle Room in New York on Wednesday for an evening of cocktails and conversation.

With 20 new additions to the rankings, the crowd included many new faces. Scroll down to see some scenes from the event.

And be sure to check out the most recent rankings:

Dorothy Savarese, Jill Castilla, Julieann Thurlow and Luanne Cundiff.
Community bankers Dorothy Savarese, Jill Castilla, Julieann Thurlow and Luanne Cundiff mingle at the event. All four women are part of the rankings.
Barbara Mariniello, Michal Katz and Nadia Damouni.
Barbara Mariniello, Michal Katz and Nadia Damouni catch up. Mariniello of Barclays and Katz of Mizuho are both on the finance list.
Tracy Warson, right, with Ally Warson.
Tracy Warson, right, brought along Ally Warson. The chairman of Citi Private Bank in North America is on the finance list.
April Bailey, Chantel Chase, Aprille Savarese, all of Zions Bancorporation.
April Bailey, Chantel Chase and Aprille Savarese are all from Zions Bancorp. which received a Top Team award this year.
Rachel Bryant of Regions Bank and April Frazer of Wells Fargo.
Rachel Bryant of Regions, left, and April Frazer of Wells Fargo were on the inaugural Next list, an extension of the Most Powerful Women program honoring high-achieving female executives ages 40 and under.
Ron Houston, Rosilyn Houston, Liz Wolverton and Bobby Wolverton.
From left are Ron Houston, Rosilyn Houston, Liz Wolverton and Bobby Wolverton.

Rosilyn Houston is the chief talent and culture executive at BBVA USA, and Liz Wolverton is the chief strategy and customer experience officer at Synovus.
Michelle di Gangi, Debbie Hale and Rita Dailey.
Michelle di Gangi, Debbie Hale and Rita Dailey mingle at the event.

Di Gangi, the head of small and medium enterprise banking at Bank of the West, is among the Most Powerful Women honorees on the watch list.
Suzanne Kliegerman and Marla Willner of TD Bank.
Marla Willner, at right, is the head of corporate and specialty banking at TD Bank. She is shown here with Suzanne Kliegerman.

Willner is among the new additions to the watch list.
Helga Houston and Hal Houston.
Helga Houston is shown here with Hal Houston. She is the chief risk officer at Huntington Bancshares and appears on the banking list.
Patricia Husic, Sandie Schultz, Leslie Meck, Christy Pavlakovich and Kimberly Turner, all of of Centric Financial Corp.
Patricia Husic, Sandie Schultz, Leslie Meck, Christy Pavlakovich and Kimberly Turner are all from Centric Financial, which recieved a Top Team award this year.

Husic, Centric's president and CEO, also is on the banking list.
Laura Alix
Staff Writer, American Banker
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