Wells Fargo Names Ather Williams III as Head of Strategy, Digital and Innovation
July 20 2020 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced that Ather
Williams III will join the company in October 2020 as head of
Strategy, Digital and Innovation. Williams will report to CEO
Charlie Scharf and serve on the company’s Operating Committee.
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“Ather is a strong, experienced leader with nearly three decades
of global banking experience and deep expertise in strategic
planning and delivering digital and innovative solutions for
customers and clients,” Scharf said. “He is uniquely qualified to
lead this group that aligns our strategic, long-term planning
efforts with our strong focus on creating a more innovative,
digitally enhanced company.”
In his role, Williams will lead corporate strategic planning;
define and manage digital platform standards and capabilities; and
manage innovation priorities, opportunities, and companywide
efforts to drive transformation. His team will work closely with
the company’s Technology Group and business lines to deliver
digital solutions and innovation to customers that are integrated,
intuitive, and seamless across channels. The formation of this
group was part of the company’s February 2020 organizational
announcement.
Williams joins Wells Fargo from Bank of America where he worked
for nine years and most recently served as head of Business
Banking, which provides strategic advice and solutions to small and
mid-sized U.S. companies. He also served as head of Global
Transaction Services (GTS), which delivers traditional, mobile, and
digital transaction banking solutions to companies and institutions
globally and was awarded two patents in payments under his
leadership. Williams spent eight years in leadership roles at
JPMorgan Chase with responsibilities that included business segment
strategies, products, and technology solutions in Treasury &
Securities Services.
He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council and in 2019
was named to EMpower’s Top Ethnic Minority Executive Role Models
and Diversity MBA Magazine’s “Top 100 Executive Leaders under 50.”
Williams holds bachelor’s and master’s of business administration
degrees from Harvard University.
“I look forward to joining Wells Fargo and helping lead the
transformation that is underway,” Williams said. “This new group
will play a critical role in driving the company’s strategic
planning efforts and working across businesses to deliver simple,
easy, and convenient access to digital solutions and innovation and
provide long-term value to customers and clients.”
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified,
community-based financial services company with $1.97 trillion in
assets. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial
needs and help them succeed financially. Founded in 1852 and
headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking,
investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer
and commercial finance, through 7,300 locations, more than 13,000
ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has
offices in 31 countries and territories 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 2020 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News,
insights and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at
Wells Fargo Stories.
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