Wells Fargo appointed Bridget Engle as Senior Executive Vice President (SEVP) and Head of Technology, reporting to Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf and joining the company’s operating committee, effective August 12, 2024.

Engle will be responsible for all technology across the company. She brings more than 30 years of experience managing large, global technology organizations in complex financial institutions. Engle joins Wells Fargo from BNY where she served as SEVP and chief information officer (CIO) from 2017 until earlier this year. Prior to her role at BNY, she served in several roles at Bank of America, including as the CIO of consumer banking as well as CIO of global banking and markets, and in various roles at several other financial institutions earlier in her career.

The company also appointed Tracy Kerrins as the head of consumer technology. Kerrins will lead a new generative AI team, which will be responsible for driving the adoption of generative AI across Wells Fargo, reporting to Engle.

“Bridget is a proven technology leader with deep experience leading large-scale technology transformations across multiple global financial institutions,” Scharf said. “We have made great progress under Tracy’s leadership and Bridget’s experience will be invaluable as we continue to modernize our platforms and invest in, scale and increase innovation across the company.”

“Generative AI can help us transform our businesses, improve our customer and client experiences, and enhance the way we work,” Scharf said. “Our new generative AI team will work closely with our data and technology platform management teams, as well as each business, on identifying and delivering on the potential of generative AI responsibly. We are fortunate to have someone with Tracy’s background in our company who is ready to take on this new role and lead our consumer technology team.”

“I am excited to be joining Wells Fargo at this important time in the company’s transformation,” Engle said. “I look forward to working with the team to continue to deliver modernized platforms and drive innovation across the company for our customers and employees.”