10 Wells Fargo finance leaders
Besides Chief Financial Officer Mike Santomassimo, the Wells Fargo finance leaders gathered here are mostly business-line and international CFOs, plus controllers for international entities and consumer banking; their titles cover Wealth & Investment Management, Small and Business Banking, Middle Market Banking and Investment Banking Coverage. It suits a bank staffing business-line CFOs, setting up UK or international controllership, or organizing regulatory reporting.
Professionals to explore
Alex Louis-Jeune
LinkedInExperience: CFO - Middle Market Banking · Wells Fargo
Alex Louis-Jeune has been CFO - Middle Market Banking at Wells Fargo since 2024 and was CFO - Asset Based Lending and Leasing there (2021–2024). Eighteen years as an Investment Banker at J.P. Morgan (2003–2021) before those roles make Louis-Jeune a fit for questions on bringing an investment banking background into a commercial banking CFO seat.
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Andy Kyle
LinkedInExperience: CFO International Markets and Product Control · Wells Fargo
Product control for international markets businesses suits Andy Kyle, based in Ireland and CFO International Markets and Product Control at Wells Fargo since 2024. Kyle's Wells Fargo titles also include Head of International Financial Planning and Analysis (2022–2024), Senior Vice President EMEA Finance (2015–2022) and CFO Wells Fargo Bank International (2012–2015), with Finance Director at Merrill Lynch (2008–2012).
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Craig Schmidt
LinkedInExperience: Consumer Banking and Lending Controller and CFO of Wells Fargo Bank South Central · Wells Fargo
Regulatory reporting questions fit Craig Schmidt, who describes 20+ years building and leading reporting, controls and governance functions and has been Consumer Banking and Lending Controller and CFO of Wells Fargo Bank South Central since 2026. Wells Fargo titles also include Head of Regulatory Reporting, Controls & Oversight and CFO of Wells Fargo Bank South Central (2024–2026), Head of Enterprise Controls & Oversight - Controllers (2024) and Head of Basel and Regulatory Reporting (2019–2022).
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Jon Liddiard
LinkedInExperience: UK CFO (SMF 2 3) and International Controller · Wells Fargo
UK entity CFO duties and liquidity controllership are where Jon Liddiard fits: UK CFO (SMF 2 3) and International Controller at Wells Fargo since 2026, and International Controller (Managing Director) there from 2019 to 2026. At Morgan Stanley, Liddiard's titles were EMEA Head of Funding and Liquidity Controllers Group (2015–2019) and Global Head of Liquidity Controllers (2012–2015).
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Joseph Sclafani
LinkedInExperience: CFO of Investment Banking Coverage and Global Payments & Liquidity with Commercial Banking · Wells Fargo
Strategic finance for investment banking spans Joseph Sclafani's titles: CFO of Investment Banking Coverage and Global Payments & Liquidity with Commercial Banking at Wells Fargo since 2025 and CFO for Investment Banking Coverage there (2023–2025). At JPMorganChase, Sclafani was Head of Global Investment Banking Strategic Finance (2018–2023) and COO IB Americas Loan Capital Strategy Business Management (2012–2018).
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Mark Sullivan
LinkedInExperience: Financial Executive Controller Consumer Banking Wealth Management · Wells Fargo
Mark Sullivan was Operations Executive - Enterprise Financial Infrastructure & Banking Operations at Wells Fargo (2020–2026) and Financial Executive Controller for Consumer Banking Wealth Management (2016–2020) and for the Consumer Lending Group (2012–2016). Sullivan was also Head of Financial Controls and Oversight Corporate Finance (2008–2012) and lists SEC and regulatory reporting, accounting policy and SOX among focus areas, a fit for controllership questions.
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Mike Santomassimo
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Wells Fargo
Mike Santomassimo has been Chief Financial Officer of Wells Fargo since 2020 and is based in Morristown, New Jersey. As the company-wide CFO in a group otherwise made up of business-line and international CFOs and controllers, Santomassimo is the one to ask how those finance seats come together at the top of the bank.
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Rakesh Patel
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer - Wealth & Investment Management · Wells Fargo
At Wells Fargo, Rakesh Patel has been Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer - Wealth & Investment Management since 2022. Earlier titles there were Head of Product Development & Innovation - Banking, Lending & Trust in Wealth & Investment Management (2019–2022), Vice President Corporate Development (2014–2019) and Financial Consultant - Asset Management Group (2010–2014), a fit for questions on a CFO seat filled from product and corporate development.
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Richard Place
LinkedInExperience: CFO International · Wells Fargo
Based in London, Richard Place has been CFO International at Wells Fargo since 2020, covering EMEA, APAC, Canada and Latam, after a short stint as CFO EMEA in 2020. Place was Chief Financial Officer at NatWest Commercial and Institutional (2015–2020) and both Chief Operating Officer, APAC (2014–2015) and Chief Financial Officer, APAC (2011–2013) at RBS, which suits questions on covering finance for many countries from one seat.
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Sumir Mislankar
LinkedInExperience: CFO - Small and Business Banking · Wells Fargo
CFO - Small and Business Banking at Wells Fargo since 2025, Sumir Mislankar was CFO - Affluent Premier Banking (2024–2025) and Head of FP&A - Consumer, Small & Business Banking (2021–2023). Wells Fargo strategy and deal roles include Director - Strategy (Corporate & Investment Banking) (2018–2021) and M&A Associate (2016–2017), which suits questions on moving from an FP&A head role into a segment CFO seat.
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Choose the right perspective
Business-line CFO questions split by segment: Rakesh Patel for wealth, Sumir Mislankar for small and business banking, Alex Louis-Jeune for middle market, Joseph Sclafani for investment banking coverage and payments. For international entities, Richard Place, Andy Kyle and Jon Liddiard hold the international CFO and controller titles, while Craig Schmidt and Mark Sullivan are the picks for regulatory reporting, controls and SOX.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How should business-line CFOs for wealth, small business, middle market and investment banking coverage divide work with the corporate CFO's office?
- 02What does a UK CFO holding SMF 2 and SMF 3 responsibilities need from group finance to meet local regulatory expectations?
- 03How do you organize Basel and regulatory reporting controls so business-line controllers and the central controllers group don't duplicate work?
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