Monday, Oct. 15, 3:15–4:30 p.m.
Room: Nob Hill C - D
Track: Leadership & Management
The public wants to know if their financial institution is a good corporate citizen. Gain insights from this panel of communications leaders about how to enhance a company’s reputation through Corporate Social Responsibility, and internal and external communications best practices.
Oscar Suris is executive vice president and head of Corporate Communications for Wells Fargo & Company, America's fourth-largest financial services company. He directs the public relations activities of the company and its subsidiaries, including media relations and internal communication, leading an organization of more than 180 Communications professionals. Wells Fargo employs more than 260,000 team members.
Alanson Van Fleet is senior vice president and head of Social Responsibility and Executive Communications for Wells Fargo & Company. He directs enterprise-wide corporate social responsibility communications, executive communications for Wells Fargo’s C-suite leaders and PR efforts for the company’s diverse segment marketing initiatives. Prior to Wells Fargo, Alanson was vice president, corporate communications at Capital One.
Diana Rodriguez is senior vice president of Corporate Communications for the Western Region of the retail banking business at Wells Fargo & Company, which includes the states of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington. Appointed to her position in November 2010, she has communications responsibility for more than 2,750 banking stores and more than 45,000 team members who serve consumers and small businesses in the region. Her areas of focus include media relations, internal communications, and executive advocacy.