List of Wells Fargo presidents
Encyclopedia
The List of Wells Fargo presidents includes those persons who have served as President of Wells Fargo
since 1852. It includes the presidents of the express mail
company from 1852 to 1918 and of the Wells Fargo Bank, which was separated from the express company in 1905 and merged with the Nevada National Bank to form the Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank - the lineal ancestor of the present Wells Fargo Bank.
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational diversified financial services company with operations around the world. Wells Fargo is the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by assets and the largest bank by market capitalization. Wells Fargo is the second largest bank in deposits, home...
since 1852. It includes the presidents of the express mail
Express mail
In most postal systems express mail refers to an accelerated delivery service for which the customer pays a surcharge and receives faster delivery. Express mail is a service for domestic mail and is governed by a country's own postal administration...
company from 1852 to 1918 and of the Wells Fargo Bank, which was separated from the express company in 1905 and merged with the Nevada National Bank to form the Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank - the lineal ancestor of the present Wells Fargo Bank.
Presidents of Wells Fargo & Company Express
- Edwin Barber MorganEdwin Barber MorganEdwin Barber Morgan was an entrepreneur and politician from the Finger Lakes region of western New York. He was the first president of Wells Fargo & Company, founder of the United States Express Company, and director of American Express Company...
1852-1853 - Danford N. BarneyDanford N. BarneyDanford Newton Barney was an American expressman who served as president of Wells Fargo & Company from 1853 to 1866....
1853-1866 - Louis McLane (expressman) 1866-1869
- Ashbel H. BarneyAshbel H. BarneyAshbel Holmes Barney was an American banker and expressman who served as president of Wells Fargo & Company in 1869-1870.-Early life:...
1869-1870 - William FargoWilliam FargoWilliam George Fargo , pioneer American expressman, was born in Pompey, New York. From the age of thirteen he had to support himself, obtaining little schooling, and for several years he was a clerk in grocery stores in Syracuse....
1870-1872 - Lloyd TevisLloyd TevisLloyd Tevis was a banker and capitalist who served as president of Wells Fargo & Company from 1872 to 1892.-Early life:...
1872-1892 - John J. Valentine, Sr.John J. Valentine, Sr.John Joseph Valentine, Sr. was an American expressman. He was the first president of Wells Fargo & Company who had not been a banker and served from 1892 until his death in 1901.-Early life:...
1892-1901 - Dudley Evans 1902-1910
- William SprouleWilliam SprouleWilliam Sproule was president of the Wells Fargo Express Company and later the Southern Pacific Railroad.-References:...
1910-1911 - Burns D. Caldwell 1911-1918
Nevada Bank
- Louis McLane (expressman) 1875-1881
- James Cair FloodJames Cair FloodJames Clair Flood was born on Staten Island, N.Y. to Irish immigrant parents. Flood came to San Francisco a few years after the discovery of gold in California, and tried his luck in mining. In 1857 he opened a saloon with partner William S. O'Brien. In 1858 they sold the saloon and went into...
1881-1887 - James Graham FairJames Graham FairJames Graham Fair was the overnight millionaire part-owner of the Comstock Lode, a United States Senator and a colorful real estate and railroad speculator.-Early life:...
1887-1889 - John William MackayJohn William MackayJohn William Mackay was an American capitalist, born in Dublin, Ireland.-Early years:His parents brought him in 1840 to New York City, where he worked in a shipyard.-Gold and silver mining:...
1889-1891 - Isaias W. HellmanIsaias W. HellmanIsaias Wolf Hellman was a German-Jewish banker and philanthropist, and a founding father of the University of Southern California.-Biography:...
1891-1898
Nevada National Bank
- Isaias W. Hellman 1898-1905
- Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank
- Isaias W. Hellman 1905-1920
- Isaias W. Hellman Jr. 1920
- Frederick L. Lipman 1920-1923
Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Company
- Frederick L. Lipman 1924-1935
- Robert Bruce Motherwell II 1935-1943
- Isaias W. Hellman III 1943-1954
Wells Fargo Bank
- Ransom M. Cook 1962-1964
- H. Stephen Chase 1964-1966
- Richard P. Cooley 1966-1978
- Carl E. ReichardtCarl E. ReichardtCarl E. Reichardt is a retired American business executive. He was president of Wells Fargo & Company from 1978 to 1984 and then chairman of the board of directors until the end of 1994....
1978-1984 - Paul HazenPaul HazenPaul Mandeville Hazen is chairman of the board of directors of Accel-KKR and KKR Financial Holding Corporation and the former chairman and chief executive officer of Wells Fargo & Company....
1984-1995, 1997-1998 - Richard KovacevichRichard KovacevichRichard M. "Dick" Kovacevich, is retired chairman of the board of directors and previous CEO of Wells Fargo & Company.A native of Tacoma, Washington, he grew up in Enumclaw, Washington. At Stanford University he received BS and MS degrees in industrial engineering, followed by an MBA degree from...
1998-2007 - John StumpfJohn StumpfJohn Stumpf became Chairman for Wells Fargo & Company in January 2010. He was named Chief Executive Officer in June 2007, elected to Wells Fargo’s Board of Directors in June 2006, and has been President since August 2005....
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