Wells Fargo Bank
- ️Wed Dec 17 2008
COMPANY
Founded 18 March 1852 in San Francisco and Sacramento, California by Henry Wells and William Fargo, who had also founded American Express. Acquired by Norwest (Northwest Bank Corporation) in 1998, which assumed the name Wells Fargo. Acquired Wachovia in 2009 for $12.7B.
Official Website:
http://www.wellsfargo.com/
Industry:
Banking
Ticker:
NYSE:WFC
Corporate headquarters:
San Francisco, CA
Sales:
$8,1B (2007)
Employees:
159,000 (2007)
EXECUTIVES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William F. Aldinger | Business | 1947 | CEO of Household International, 1994-2003 | |
| Howard I. Atkins | Business | c. 1950 | CFO of Wells Fargo | |
| Leslie S. Biller | Business | c. 1948 | COO of Wells Fargo, 1998-2002 | |
| William Fargo | Business | 20-May-1818 | 3-Aug-1881 | Co-Founder, American Express & Wells Fargo |
| Christine N. Garvey | Business | c. 1945 | Retired real estate executive | |
| Jerry A. Grundhofer | Business | 1945 | CEO of US Bancorp, 2001-06 | |
| Paul Hazen | Business | 1941 | CEO of Wells Fargo Bank, 1995-98 | |
| Isaias W. Hellman | Business | 3-Oct-1842 | 9-Apr-1920 | Los Angeles banker |
| Robert L. Joss | Educator | c. 1941 | Dean, Stanford Business School | |
| Richard Kovacevich | Business | 30-Oct-1943 | CEO of Wells Fargo, 1998-2007 | |
| Frank N. Newman | Business | 20-Apr-1942 | CEO of Bankers Trust, 1996-99 | |
| Carl E. Reichardt | Business | c. 1934 | CEO of Wells Fargo Bank, 1983-94 | |
| John G. Stumpf | Business | 1953 | CEO of Wells Fargo | |
| Henry Wells | Business | 12-Dec-1805 | 10-Dec-1878 | Co-Founder of Wells Fargo, American Express |
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John S. Chen | Business | 1-Jul-1955 | CEO of Sybase | |
| Lloyd H. Dean | Business | c. 1951 | CEO of Catholic Healthcare West | |
| Susan E. Engel | Business | c. 1946 | CEO of Lenox Group, 1996-2007 | |
| Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Business | 2-Nov-1955 | Inter-Con Security Systems | |
| Robert L. Joss | Educator | c. 1941 | Dean, Stanford Business School | |
| Richard D. McCormick | Business | 4-Jul-1940 | CEO of US West, 1992-98 | |
| Cynthia H. Milligan | Educator | c. 1947 | Dean, UNL College of Business Administration | |
| Nicholas G. Moore | Business | c. 1942 | CEO of PWC USA, 1998-2000 | |
| Philip J. Quigley | Business | c. 1943 | CEO of Pacific Telesis, 1994-97 | |
| Donald B. Rice | Business | 4-Jun-1939 | Secretary of the US Air Force, 1989-93 | |
| Judith M. Runstad | Attorney | c. 1944 | Former Partner, Foster Pepper | |
| Stephen W. Sanger | Business | 10-Apr-1946 | CEO of General Mills, 1995-2007 | |
| John G. Stumpf | Business | 1953 | CEO of Wells Fargo | |
| Susan G. Swenson | Business | c. 1949 | CEO of T-Mobile USA, 2004-05 | |
| Michael W. Wright | Business | c. 1939 | CEO of Supervalu, 1981-2001 |
PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Jesse Arnelle | Attorney | 30-Dec-1933 | Partner, Arnelle & Hastie | |
| Leslie S. Biller | Business | c. 1948 | COO of Wells Fargo, 1998-2002 | |
| J. A. Blanchard III | Business | c. 1943 | CEO of eFunds, 2000-02 | |
| Michael R. Bowlin | Business | 20-Feb-1943 | CEO of ARCO, 1994-2000 | |
| David A. Christensen | Business | c. 1935 | CEO of Raven Industries, 1971-2000 | |
| Leonard K. Firestone | Business | 10-Jun-1907 | 24-Dec-1996 | US Ambassador to Belgium, 1974-77 |
| Paul Hazen | Business | 1941 | CEO of Wells Fargo Bank, 1995-98 | |
| Reatha Clark King | Business | 11-Apr-1938 | President of Metropolitan State, 1977-88 | |
| Richard Kovacevich | Business | 30-Oct-1943 | CEO of Wells Fargo, 1998-2007 | |
| Carl E. Reichardt | Business | c. 1934 | CEO of Wells Fargo Bank, 1983-94 | |
| John A. Young | Business | 24-Apr-1932 | CEO of Hewlett Packard, 1978-92 | |
| James David Zellerbach | Business | 17-Jan-1892 | 1963 | US Ambassador to Italy, 1957-60 |
EMPLOYMENT
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis W. Coleman | Business | c. 1943 | President, Dreamworks Animation SKG | |
| Patricia Dunn | Business | 27-Mar-1953 | 4-Dec-2011 | Hewlett Packard chair, 2005-06 |
| Morgan Earp | Government | 24-Apr-1851 | 18-Mar-1882 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral |
| Wyatt Earp | Government | 19-Mar-1848 | 13-Jan-1929 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral |
| Leslie T. Schilling | Business | ? | Union Square Investments Company |
EXTRANEOUS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorraine Hunt | Politician | 11-Mar-1939 | Lieutenant Governor of Nevada | |
| William F. Sharpe | Economist | 16-Jun-1934 | Capital asset pricing model |
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