LEGAL & FINANCE
LARGE BANKS, RANKED BY ARIZONA DEPOSITS
Top 10 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 201 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, 85004 // 877-302-4273 // chase.com AZ DEPOSITS $27.53 billion AZ EMPLOYEES 9,500 PRINCIPAL Curtis Reed, managing director, Arizona and Nevada middle market manager, commercial bank HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Noreen Bishop, region manager for Chase business banking WELLS FARGO 100 W. Washington St., Phoenix, 85003 // 800-869-3557 // wellsfargo.com AZ DEPOSITS $25.6 billion AZ EMPLOYEES 15,071 PRINCIPAL AND HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Pamela Conboy, lead region president BANK OF AMERICA 201 E. Washington St., Phoenix, 85004 // 800-432-1000 // bankofamerica.com AZ DEPOSITS $17.7 billion AZ EMPLOYEES 9,800 PRINCIPAL Benito C. Almanza, Arizona president HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Eleanor Millwood, senior vice president, Arizona area executive NATIONAL BANK OF ARIZONA 6001 N. 24th St., Phoenix, 85016 // 602-235-6000 // nbaz. com AZ DEPOSITS $4.4 billion AZ EMPLOYEES 800 PRINCIPAL Mark Young, president and CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Deborah Bateman, vice chairman, director of premier wealth management
AN ACCIDENTAL BANKER
NOREEN BISHOP BUSINESS BANKING REGION MANAGER BY GEORGANN YARA
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Banking was not the career Noreen Bishop had in mind when she graduated from Providence College with a degree in social studies and a minor in labor relations. But from the first interview Bishop had with the company then known as Chemical Bank nearly 30 years ago, she knew it was the company she wanted to work for. Since 1987, the New Jersey native has held a number of positions within the company, now JPMorgan Chase & Co., and thrived through several mergers. When the bank first explored services dedicated to small business banking, Bishop, who had once eyed a career in labor relations, shined. It propelled her career into a direction she’s passionate about—the role a bank plays to a small business owner. “Helping the small business owner meet their financial objectives… that’s the rewarding aspect,” she says. Bishop’s career brought her to Arizona in 2008. Four years ago, she took over her current position as business banking region manager. The move made Bishop the bank’s most senior woman executive in the state, which has allowed her to support professional women in Arizona and get involved with the community in a more influential way. “There were many years when I
was the only female at the table and in management,” Bishop says. “We’ve made remarkable progress with having more high-level female leaders.” Bishop serves on the board of Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates. She has been a leading advocate for a number of Chase programs, including Women on the Move and PHX Startup Week, an annual entrepreneur-focused event Bishop has championed. In 2016, the event doubled its inaugural 2015 attendance. In addition to her bachelor’s degree, Bishop completed an executive leadership program at Smith College. She is a newlywed, having married husband Steve Hill this spring, and a new stepmother to Steve’s 8-yearold daughter. Bishop’s mother is a city planner and owns a housing consulting business. Her father owned an executive search firm in New York City. Having a support system—including the male executives who advanced her career and the female advocates who stood firmly in her corner—has been key to Bishop’s rise, along with a willingness to go with the flow. “As this business continues to evolve and grow, being willing to learn and adapt has been a critical part of my career,” she says. “To have that balance has served me well.”
BBVA COMPASS 2850 E. Camelback Road, Suite 140, Phoenix, 85016 // 480-783-8010 // bbvacompass.com AZ DEPOSITS $4.4 billion AZ EMPLOYEES 834 PRINCIPAL Jeff Talpas, west region executive HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Elizabeth Dobers, national small business sales manager ALLIANCE BANK OF ARIZONA 1 E. Washington St., Phoenix, 85004 // 602-389-3500 // alliancebankofarizona.com AZ DEPOSITS $3.5 billion AZ EMPLOYEES 230 PRINCIPAL Jim Lundy, founding president and CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Sherri Slayton, executive vice president BMO HARRIS BANK 1 E. Camelback Road, Suite 1100, Phoenix, 85012 // 312-461-7956 // bmoharris.com AZ DEPOSITS $2.55 billion AZ EMPLOYEES 554 PRINCIPAL Steven Zandpour, sunbelt regional president HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Susan K. Hasenstein, premier market manager U.S. BANK 101 N. First Ave., Suite 1600, Phoenix, 85003 // 602-257-5351 // usbank.com AZ DEPOSITS $1.5 billion AZ EMPLOYEES 739 PRINCIPAL Brian Schwallie, Arizona market president HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Mary Martuscelli, president, wealth management MIDFIRST BANK 3030 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix, 85016 // 602-801-5000 // midfirst.com AZ DEPOSITS $1.26 billion AZ EMPLOYEES 311 PRINCIPAL Jeffrey Lowe, Arizona market president HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Virginia Nelson, executive vice president, treasury management, commercial products and Arizona retail banking WASHINGTON FEDERAL 6710 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 210, Scottsdale, 85253 // 480-607-4848 // washingtonfederal.com AZ DEPOSITS $1.26 billion AZ EMPLOYEES 209 PRINCIPAL Mike Brown, Arizona regional president HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Paris Davis, vice president and northwest Arizona retail banking division manager
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