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WaFd Bank Appoints Erin Hill to its Board of Directors
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) (the “Company”), the parent company of WaFd Bank, announced the appointment of Erin Hill to its Board of
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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) (the “Company”), the parent company of WaFd Bank, announced the appointment of Erin Hill to its Board of Directors. Ms. Hill brings more than three decades of executive leadership experience in financial services, corporate governance, audit, and risk management to the Board. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260302989630/en/Erin Hill Ms. Hill currently serves as the Executive Director of the Financial Accounting Foundation, the parent of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (“GASB”), which together establish financial accounting and reporting standards—known as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP—for public and private companies, not-for-profit organizations, and state and local governments in the United States. Previously, Ms. Hill served as the Chief Administrative Officer at BNY Mellon, the world’s largest custodian bank that is responsible for safeguarding over $40 trillion in assets globally. Prior to BNY Mellon, Ms. Hill served as the Head of Consumer Banking and Wealth Management at JP Morgan Chase & Co., leading more than 50,000 bankers and financial advisors at over 5,500 branches throughout the United States. While at JP Morgan, Ms. Hill also served as Chief Financial Officer of its private equity business and Chief Operating Officer of its legal and compliance functions. Prior to JP Morgan, Ms. Hill was an attorney in the corporate department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, specializing in mergers and acquisition transactions and providing corporate governance advice to Fortune 100 companies. Ms. Hill began her career as an auditor at Arthur Andersen. Ms. Hill is a member of the Board of Governors of Junior Achievement Worldwide, a global nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering youth through hands-on learning in entrepreneurship, work readiness, and financial health. Ms. Hill recently served on the Defense Business Board of the U.S. Department of Defense, advising the Secretary of Defense on financial management and operational efficiency issues. She also served as a Board Member of JPMorgan Securities LLC, a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. “WaFd Bank has built a strong foundation rooted in trust, long-term...