CLEVELAND, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) announced today that Mark J.R. Williams will join the company as Director, Strategy, reporting to CEO Henry L. Meyer III and joining the company's Management Team. The appointment is effective July 6, 2010.
In the new position, Williams will lead Key's strategic planning function, including implementation of the strategic plan, competitive landscape analysis, and managing the company's strategic planning framework and processes. In addition, Williams will serve as advisor to Key's client segment and functional leaders on development of business plans and manage corporate initiatives that require cross-organizational design and implementation.
Williams' experience includes leadership posts at major financial services, manufacturing, and consulting organizations, spanning two decades. Since 2005, he has been an executive vice president at PNC Bank, where he oversaw several of the company's corporate banking units including its Global Banking unit. Prior to that, he was a director, U.S. Card Operations, for Capital One Financial Corporation; and earlier, associate principal with McKinsey & Company. He began his career with GE Aircraft Engines, where he was an aerospace engineer.
"As Key implements growth strategies as we emerge from the 2008-2009 economic environment, Mark's focus and experience will add a very important and timely strategy and performance management dimension to our senior team. We also view the new role as a critical advisor to business-unit leaders in planning, market analysis and execution as well as cross-business initiatives," said Meyer.
Williams holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar and graduated with high distinction. His undergraduate study was at Polytechnic University, New York City, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering.
Williams is the current board chairman of the Ohio Venture Capital Authority, and serves on the boards of JumpStart, the Presidents' Council Foundation and DANCECleveland. He resides in Solon, and has been active in that community's youth and sports organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America and Solon Recreational Center. He was named to Kaleidoscope magazine's '40 under 40' list of business and community leaders in the class of 1997.
Cleveland-based KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) is one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $95 billion at March 31, 2010. Key companies provide investment management, retail and commercial banking, and investment banking products and services to individuals and companies throughout the United States and, for certain businesses, internationally. In 2009, KeyBank was awarded its seventh consecutive "Outstanding" rating for economic development achievements under the Community Reinvestment Act, the only national bank among the 50 largest in the United States to achieve this distinction from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Key has also been recognized for excellence in numerous areas of the multi-channel customer banking experience, including Corporate Insight's 2009 Bank Monitor for online service. For more information about Key, visit https://www.key.com/.
SOURCE KeyCorp
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