Wells Fargo Elevates Two Veteran Commercial Bankers in Oregon
September 29 2015 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Karen Vineyard and Sally Williams tapped for
regional leadership roles
Wells Fargo Commercial Banking, No. 1 in new lead banking
relationships with middle-market companies, expanded its management
team in Oregon by promoting two seasoned finance executives. Karen
Vineyard will lead the Portland Regional Commercial Banking Office
(RCBO), and Sally Williams will lead the Greater Oregon RCBO,
located in Eugene, Ore. Williams succeeds Michael McEntee, a
longtime Wells Fargo Commercial Banking leader in Eugene, who
retired Sept. 1.
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Vineyard and Williams, both senior vice presidents, oversee
middle-market commercial bank clients with annual revenues greater
than $20 million. These companies represent a broad spectrum of
industries, including manufacturing, wholesale, retail,
distribution, construction, cleantech and services. Wells Fargo has
more than 70 local bankers dedicated to middle-market companies in
the region. The Oregon territory includes five RCBOs, plus
southwest Washington and eastern Idaho. Vineyard and Williams will
focus on the strategic development of business relationships across
the region.
Over the past few years, Wells Fargo Commercial Banking has
grown rapidly across Oregon, with specialized operations in forest
products, technology, and agriculture, among others.
Prior to her promotion, Vineyard, a 27-year company veteran,
co-managed the Portland RCBO with Williams, where the duo led the
company’s initiatives on multiple fronts. Vineyard also steered key
Wells Fargo’s programs, including the creation of a women’s
networking and a resource program for local business owners and
executives. She graduated from Claremont McKenna College with a
bachelor’s degree in economics and mathematics. Vineyard joined
Wells Fargo in 1988 as a business development officer in Southern
California and moved to the Pacific Northwest in the early
1990s.
Williams brings more than 36 years of financial services
experience to her new role. A native of Oregon, Williams earned her
bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Oregon. She
joined Wells Fargo’s Commercial Banking group in 2012 as a regional
manager in Portland and steadily progressed through the
organization before being promoted to the Portland RCBO’s co-head
position in 2013 when she bolstered Wells Fargo’s customer base in
the forest products industry.
“Middle-market customers in Oregon are feeling more confident
about the Oregon economy, and they’re looking for opportunities to
invest in their operations, people, and communities,” said Ralph
Hamm III, Commercial Banking president for Wells Fargo in Oregon
and Eastern Washington. “That’s why we’re expanding our local
resources in order to continue providing strong leadership to
benefit our customers.”
About Wells Fargo Commercial Banking
With more than 140 offices in 38 states and three Canadian
provinces, Wells Fargo Commercial Banking provides local service
and decision-making for businesses with annual revenues of greater
than $20 million. Asset-based lending, traditional secured loans,
and capital markets provide access to working capital for
day-to-day operations and growth. Expertise and services are
available to specialty industries, including life sciences,
technology, food and agribusiness, healthcare, government, higher
education, clean technology, and environmental services. Wells
Fargo has the highest market share of middle-market company
relationships in the U.S., according to the 2013 TNS Commercial
Banking Momentum Monitor. Winner of the 2015 TNS Choice Awards,
Wells Fargo is the No. 1 preferred bank by companies in the U.S.
with annual sales of $50 million to $2 billion.
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) is a nationwide,
diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.7
trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San
Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments,
mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through 8,700
locations, more than 12,500 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and
mobile banking, and has offices in 36 countries to support
customers who conduct business in the global economy. With
approximately 266,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three
households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was
ranked No. 30 on Fortune’s 2015 rankings of America’s largest
corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy all our customers’
financial needs and help them succeed financially. Wells Fargo
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