Wells Fargo Names Kathy Heffley Regional President for South Carolina
March 25, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) has named Kathy Heffley the regional president for Community Banking in South Carolina. Heffley will report to Community Banking Lead Regional President for the Carolinas Rick Redden and will be based in Columbia. She succeeds Redden, who held the position since 2007. Heffley will be responsible for Retail and Small Business Banking team members located in 145 stores across South Carolina.
A 26-year banking veteran and native of Greenville, S.C., Heffley began her career in 1988 at First State Bank of Texas, which was acquired by Wells Fargo in 2001. She has held several retail leadership roles, including senior vice president of retail banking, senior vice president and district manager of regional banking for eight years before moving to Columbia in 2009, when she became the area president of the Midlands market.
“With her extensive experience and strong business acumen, Kathy will be focused on maintaining and building our presence in South Carolina,” said Redden. “She is a results-driven leader who will be instrumental in helping our customers succeed financially and leading our team members to achieving success.”
“I am looking forward to working with and supporting our Wells Fargo customers across South Carolina,” Heffley said. “We have a great team in place to help our customers meet their financial needs, and I could not be more excited to build on the terrific foundation we have in place.”
With 145 banking stores, 350 ATMs and more than 5,450 team members across more than 80 lines of business in South Carolina, Wells Fargo remains No. 1 in deposits and market share according to FDIC data, with deposits up four percent year-over-year at $13.8 billion. Wells Fargo also remains the No. 1 SBA 7(a) lender in units and dollars in the state. In 2014, Wells Fargo contributed $3.4 million to nonprofits and schools through corporate and foundation giving in South Carolina, and team members recorded 37,200 hours of volunteer service to more than 1,300 organizations and schools across the state.
Heffley is a graduate of the University of South Carolina. She is a member of the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the University of South Carolina Alumni Association, the Columbia Urban League and the Hospice Home of Columbia.
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.6 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 locations, more than 12,500 ATMs, and the internet (wellsfargo.com), and has offices in 36 countries to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 265,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 29 on Fortune’s 2014 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 perspectives are also available at Wells Fargo Blogs and Wells Fargo Stories.
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