Wells Fargo names Derek Flowers as new chief risk officer

Reuters

Published Jan 18, 2022 22:22

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) & Co named Derek Flowers as its new chief risk officer, leading all aspects of the lender's risk management systems, the bank said in a statement on Tuesday.

Flowers replaces Mandy Norton, who served as the bank's chief risk officer since 2018 and is planning to retire in June.

Flowers is a 24-year veteran bank employee who most recently was head of strategic execution and operation at Wells, a job focused on the banks' risk, control and regulatory priorities.