Wells Fargo Names John Manning as Head of Commercial Banking Division for Greater Los Angeles

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) said today it has named John Manning as head of the Commercial Banking Division for Greater Los Angeles. He succeeds Edmond Lelo, who now heads the Cross-Border Relationship Management team for the company’s International Group in London.

Most recently, Manning served as regional vice president (RVP) of Wells Fargo’s San Gabriel Valley Regional Commercial Banking Office (RCBO). In his new role, Manning oversees the company’s Commercial Banking operations in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, and Warner Ranch.

Manning has more than 23 years of financial services experience. He has worked 15 years for Wells Fargo, serving in a variety of Commercial Banking roles. Manning became head of the San Gabriel Valley RCBO in 2005. Before joining Wells Fargo, he worked for 1^st Business Bank and National Westminster Bank USA. Manning serves as a trustee of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo.

Wells Fargo Commercial Banking serves companies from $10-$750 million in annual revenues through 113 offices nationwide and the internet. Nationally, Commercial Banking provides credit, treasury management, investment products, and financial services to middle-market customers. It also serves the agriculture, beverage, environmental services, and technology sectors with specialty industry groups.

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $1.2 trillion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance through more than 10,000 stores and 12,000 ATMs and the internet (wellsfargo.com) across North America and internationally.

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