JPMorgan shuffles top execs, rekindling succession speculation

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JPMorgan Chase announced new responsibilities Thursday for several of its top leaders, including Jennifer Piepszak (bottom right), who will now be co-CEO of the newly formed commercial and investment bank. Both Piepszak and bank President Daniel Pinto (top right) are viewed as potential successors to longtime CEO Jamie Dimon (left).
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JPMorgan Chase on Thursday announced a reshuffling of its top leaders, including a change in responsibilities for CEO Jamie Dimon's second in command and new roles for other executives.

The nation's largest bank by assets also said it has consolidated two of its four lines of business — commercial banking and corporate and investment banking — into what it is now calling its commercial and investment bank, which will bring several divisions under one umbrella.

As part of combining the commercial banking and corporate and investment banking units, Daniel Pinto, JPMorgan's president and chief operating officer, will hand off his longtime role as CEO of the former corporate and investment bank and turn his full attention to helping oversee all JPMorgan's lines of business, the New York-based megabank said in a press release.

Pinto has been juggling multiple roles for several years. He became CEO of the corporate and investment bank in 2012 and then was named co-president of the firm in 2018. He has been the sole president and COO since his former colleague, Gordon Smith, retired at the end of 2021.

Pinto is "an exceptional partner" who with his team has "built the finest corporate and investment bank in the world," Dimon said in the release. "Now we can increasingly take advantage of his extraordinary capabilities across the firm as we continue to jointly manage the company."

The newly formed commercial and investment bank — which includes global investment banking, commercial banking, corporate banking, markets, securities services and global payments — will be run by two high-level executives: Jennifer Piepszak, who was most recently the co-chief of consumer and community banking along with Marianne Lake, and Troy Rohrbaugh, who was the co-head of markets and securities services, the company said.

Piepszak, who ranked third among American Banker's Most Powerful Woman in Banking last year, and Rohrbaugh will take on the role of "co-CEO" of the newly combined unit.

Lake will now be the sole CEO of consumer and community banking, which includes consumer banking, credit cards, small business, home lending, auto finance and U.S. wealth management. Lake was ranked American Banker's second Most Powerful Woman in Banking last year

Mary Callahan Erdoes will remain CEO of JPMorgan's third line of business, asset and wealth management, the company said. The 17-member operating committee remains unchanged.

As part of the changes, other leaders have been placed in revamped roles. Doug Petno, CEO of the commercial bank, will oversee an expanded commercial banking business, which now includes the global corporate banking group, according to the release. Meanwhile, Viswas Raghavan, co-head of global investment banking, will become the sole leader of that group, the bank said; his partner, Jim Casey, will take a new job in the bank, the release said.

Marc Badrichani, co-head of markets and securities services along with Rohrbaugh, plans to "pursue outside opportunities."

Meanwhile, Jason Sippel and Pranav Thakur will become co-heads of JPMorgan's markets trading business, according to the release. Tim Fitzgerald and Takis Georgakopolous, who lead securities services and global payments, respectively, will retain those positions, the bank said.

All of the changes are effective immediately, according to a JPMorgan spokesperson.

The consumer and community banking unit of the nation's largest bank will be run by Jennifer Piepszak and Marianne Lake, two would-be contenders for the CEO role when Jamie Dimon retires. The company also named a new chief financial officer.

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Jennifer Piepszak (left) and Marianne Lake of JPMorgan Chase.

Before Thursday, JPMorgan's most recent major management adjustments took place in the spring of 2021 when Smith announced his retirement, and Piepszak and Lake jointly took on the management of the consumer and community banking division. 

Pinto, Piepszak and Lake are each viewed by industry observers as potential contenders for the CEO job when Dimon steps down from the role. Management changes such as the ones announced Thursday are often viewed as ways for potential successors to gain experience.

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