Wells Fargo appoints new head of corporate communications

Wells Fargo has appointed Oscar Suris as the head of corporate communications and an executive vice president of the company.

Mr Suris joins Wells Fargo from Ford Motor where he served most recently as director of corporate communications and development. He succeeds Larry Haeg, who led corporate communications at Wells Fargo and its predecessor, Norwest Corporation, for 20 years. Mr Haeg, who plans to retire in 2010, will continue with the company as an advisor.

Mr Suris will report to Patricia Callahan, an executive vice president who oversees the office of transition for the Wells Fargo-Wachovia merger, corporate communications, corporate human resources, enterprise expense management and the social responsibility group.

Most recently at Ford, Mr Suris was strategic communications lead for executive chairman Bill Ford and the automaker's philanthropic arm, Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services. He previously led Ford's global corporate news and North American product communications teams. Prior to Ford, he was director of corporate communications at AutoNation, an American automotive retailer, and was a staff writer for five years at The Wall Street Journal.

John Stumpf, president and CEO of Wells Fargo, said: "Oscar's experience as a senior communicator, which includes six years at Ford and 10 as a business journalist, makes him an ideal choice to lead this important department at a time of great challenge and opportunity in our industry."

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