The Women to Watch

Citi's Mary McNiff was a newcomer to our Most Powerful Women rankings last year when she appeared at No. 13 on the Women to Watch list. This year, McNiff is No. 1 on the list by virtue of her promotion earlier this year to chief executive of Citibank, the banking unit of Citigroup that makes up roughly 75% of the company's total assets.

Joining McNiff atop this ranking is another newly minted CEO at a top-30 U.S. bank — City National Bank's Kelly Coffey. Formerly the CEO of JPMorgan Chase's private bank, Coffey is just the fourth CEO, and first female CEO, in City National's history.

Other newcomers include SunTrust General Counsel Ellen Fitzsimmons, First Republic President Hafize Gaye Erkan and JPMorgan Chase Chief Information Officer Lori Beer. They are among 13 executives who are appearing in the Most Powerful Women rankings for the first time. Scroll through to see the complete list of the 25 Most Powerful Women to Watch for 2019.

And be sure to check out the other rankings:
Most Powerful Women in Banking
Most Powerful Women in Finance

Mary McNiff, Citigroup

Mary McNiff

CEO, Citibank
Citigroup

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Kelly Coffey, City National Bank

Kelly Coffey

CEO
City National Bank

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Ellen Fitzsimmons, SunTrust Banks

Ellen Fitzsimmons

General Counsel
SunTrust Banks

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Hafize Gaye Erkan.
Hafize Gaye Erkan.

Hafize Gaye Erkan

President
First Republic Bank

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Lori Beer, JPMorgan Chase

Lori Beer

Global Chief Information Officer
JPMorgan Chase

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Angela Mago, KeyCorp

Angela Mago

President, Key Commercial Bank
KeyCorp

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Ellen Patterson, TD Bank

Ellen Patterson

Group Head and General Counsel
TD Bank Group

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Bita Ardalan, MUFG

Bita Ardalan

Head of Commercial Banking
MUFG

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Beth Johnson, Citizens Financial Group

Beth Johnson

Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Virtual Channels
Citizens Financial Group

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Jennifer Strybel, HSBC

Jennifer Strybel

Chief Operating Officer
HSBC Bank USA

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Melissa Stevens, Fifth Third Bancorp

Melissa Stevens

Chief Digital Officer
Fifth Third Bancorp

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Jill Castilla, Citizens Bank of Edmond

Jill Castilla

President and CEO
Citizens Bank of Edmond

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Sharon Haward-Laird, BMO Financial

Sharon Haward-Laird

Head, North American Treasury and Payment Solutions
BMO Financial Group

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Liz Wolverton, Synovus Financial

Liz Wolverton

Chief Strategy and Customer Experience Officer
Synovus Financial Corp.

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Sharon Miller, Bank of America

Sharon Miller

Head of Small Business
Bank of America

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Maria Veltre, Santander

Maria Veltre

Head of Digital, Innovation and Payments Strategy
Santander U.S.

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Julieann Thurlow, Reading Cooperative Bank

Julieann Thurlow

President and CEO
Reading Cooperative Bank

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Jennifer Smith, Zions Bancorp.

Jennifer Smith

Chief Information Officer
Zions Bancorp.

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Luanne Cundiff, First State Bank of St. Charles

Luanne Cundiff

President and CEO
First State Bank of St. Charles

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Paulette Mullings Bradnock, BNY Mellon

Paulette Mullings Bradnock

Chief Audit Executive
BNY Mellon

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Kate Danella, Regions Financial

Kate Danella

Head of Enterprise Strategy and Consumer Bank Products
Regions Financial

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Marla Willner, TD Bank

Marla Willner

Head of Corporate and Specialty Banking
TD Bank

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Michelle Di Gangi, Bank of the West

Michelle Di Gangi

Head of Small and Medium-Size Enterprise Banking
Bank of the West

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Stephanie Novosel, PNC Financial Services

Stephanie Novosel

Head of Commercial Banking
PNC Financial Services Group

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Joanne Wyper, Citizens Financial Group

Joanne Wyper

Head of Commercial Banking Operations
Citizens Financial Group

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This article originally appeared in American Banker.
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