By Manya Saini and Nupur Anand
June 25 (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase on Thursday named insiders Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh as co-presidents, advancing succession planning as veteran CEO Jamie Dimon marks 20 years atop Wall Street’s largest bank.
The leadership changes potentially narrow a field of senior executives long viewed as successors to Dimon, who is known to wield influence on Wall Street like no other. His views on the economy, regulation and financial markets are closely watched by investors and policymakers alike.
So the question of who will eventually succeed him has become one of the most closely followed leadership transitions in corporate America.
JPMorgan said on Thursday that Rohrbaugh will become CEO of consumer and community banking, as Marianne Lake, who led the business, is set to retire after more than 25 years with the lender.
Meanwhile, Petno will become CEO of the commercial and investment bank as part of a leadership shuffle. Mary Erdoes will remain CEO of asset and wealth management, while Piepszak will continue as chief operating officer.
“The changes announced today mark an important step in our Board’s thoughtful process around succession planning and development of our top leaders,” Dimon said.
THE BIGGEST RACE ON WALL STREET
Among other frontrunners were Lake, who had been floated by analysts and media reports as a potential contender for the top job, and fellow veteran executive Jennifer Piepszak.
Lake had previously also served as the bank’s CEO of consumer lending as well as chief financial officer.Â
Lake and Piepszak were among the executives in charge of integrating the failed First Republic Bank after JPMorgan bought it last year. It was JPMorgan’s first acquisition of this scale since its financial crisis-era takeovers of Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual.Â
Last year, Piepszak took herself out of the running and was appointed as the bank’s chief operating officer, while Lake’s retirement takes her out of the race.Â
“The promotions of Petno and Rohrbaugh to co-presidents and sole CEOs of the company’s two largest businesses are part of the board’s ongoing succession planning process,” JPMorgan said in a statement.Â
The bank also awarded Petno and Rohrbaugh one-time retention bonuses of $30 million each, while Erdoes and Piepszak each received $20 million.
THE DIMON ERA
Dimon, known for his charisma and outspokenness, became the CEO of JPMorgan in January 2006 and took on the role of chairman of the board a year later.
His stature has also fueled recurring speculation that he could one day take on a senior role in Washington, such as that of Treasury secretary.
Dimon has often reiterated that the bank’s board is focused on succession planning and that the lender has a cadre of “extremely” qualified executives prepared to run it eventually.
Under his leadership, the bank has climbed to the top of Wall Street, both in terms of assets and market value. JPMorgan now boasts a market capitalization of more than $890 billion, eclipsing the combined value of its two biggest rivals, Bank of America and Citigroup.
“I’m here for a few years as CEO, and maybe a few after that, as executive chairman, pending whatever the board wants to do,” Dimon had said in February, at the bank’s investor day.
JPMorgan shares were last up nearly 1% in morning trading.
(Reporting by Manya Saini in Bengaluru and Nupur Anand in New York; Editing by Leroy Leo, Shinjini Ganguli, Megan Davies)
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