U.S. Bancorp Elects Laura Bednarski as Corporate Secretary
April 25 2016 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), parent company of U.S. Bank, the fifth
largest commercial bank in the United States, announced today that
its board of directors has elected Laura Bednarski, U.S. Bancorp
senior vice president and deputy general counsel, as corporate
secretary. She reports to Jim Chosy, executive vice president and
general counsel, and is based in Minneapolis.
Since joining U.S. Bancorp in 2000, Bednarski has been
responsible for the company’s corporate governance matters. She
currently leads a legal team that supports a broad range of
disciplines within the organization, including public company and
securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate treasury, corporate
real estate and technology and operations services.
In her role as corporate secretary, Bednarski will be
responsible for ensuring the integrity of the company's corporate
structure and processes, maintaining compliance with corporate
legal requirements and implementing decisions of the board of
directors. She will also act as the company's named representative
on legal and other documents.
“Laura will be an excellent representative of U.S. Bancorp as
corporate secretary, bringing her considerable experience and
judgment to bear in this important role,” said Chosy. “I have the
utmost confidence in Laura in representing our company with various
constituents with respect to corporate governance and related legal
matters. She is a recognized leader in this field and is widely
respected for her expertise."
Prior to joining U.S. Bancorp, Bednarski served at the law firm
Faegre & Benson – a predecessor of Faegre Baker Daniels – in
Minneapolis, where she primarily practiced in the areas of mergers
and acquisitions and capital markets. She also spent three years
practicing in the corporate group of law firm Wilkie, Farr &
Gallagher in New York City. She received her J.D. from Columbia
University School of Law and her bachelor’s degrees in economics
and French from Duke University.
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), with $429 billion in
assets as of March 31, 2016, is the parent company of U.S. Bank
National Association, the fifth largest commercial bank in the
United States. The company operates 3,129 banking offices in 25
states and 4,954 ATMs, and provides a comprehensive line of
banking, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products
to consumers, businesses and institutions. Visit U.S. Bancorp on
the web at www.usbank.com.
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