CLEVELAND, April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- KeyCorp
(NYSE: KEY) today announced that Greg
Jones has been named Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Officer for the company. In this role, Greg will be accountable for
leading the strategy and tactics to improve the acquisition,
movement, development and retention of diverse talent and
suppliers.
Greg joins Key with experience spanning the financial,
healthcare, and technology industries – most recently serving as
Chief Diversity Officer at United Airlines. In this role, he
developed and executed United's global diversity and inclusion
strategy, including leader development, employee engagement and
resource groups, and relationship management with partners
throughout the company. He also has held past roles at
Northwestern Mutual Life, UBS, Bank of America and GE Healthcare.
"We are proud to welcome Greg to KeyBank. Diversity, equity, and
inclusion are cornerstones of our culture – representing both who
we are and how we do business. Greg has tremendous respect for that
legacy and shares our unwavering commitment to advancing
recruiting, development and movement of diverse talent and
suppliers across our company," said Chris
Gorman, KeyBank President and Chief Operating Officer.
A veteran of the United States Navy, Greg served as a
2nd Class Petty Officer. He also was named as a Top 100
Executive in Diversity by Black Enterprise Magazine in 2018 and
recognized in Ebony Magazine's Power 100 in 2017. Greg is active in
his community, serving on multiple boards as a trusted advisor,
including The Thurgood Marshall College Fund. He holds a BS
from Tuskegee University, an MS from
Stanford University, both in electrical
engineering. Greg also has received multiple industry
certifications, including Six Sigma.
About KeyCorp
KeyCorp's (NYSE: KEY) roots trace back 190 years to Albany, New York. Headquartered in
Cleveland, Ohio, Key is one of the
nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with
assets of approximately $145.0
billion at December 31, 2019.
Key provides deposit, lending, cash management, and investment
services to individuals and businesses in 15 states under the name
KeyBank National Association through a network of approximately
1,100 branches and more than 1,400 ATMs. Key also provides a broad
range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products,
such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and
equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in
selected industries throughout the United
States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For
more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank is Member
FDIC.© 2020. KeyCorp.
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