CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NYSE:COF) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Effective February 1, 2018, John G. Finneran, Jr. will transition from his current role as General Counsel of Capital One Financial Corporation (the “Company”) and become the Company’s Chief Risk Officer succeeding Kevin S. Borgmann. Mr. Borgmann has served as the Company’s Chief Risk Officer since January 31, 2013 and will transition into the role of Senior Advisor to Chairman and CEO Richard D. Fairbank and the Company’s executive team. The Company has been fully satisfied with Mr. Borgmann’s performance as Chief Risk Officer. This change in responsibility is being made at Mr. Borgmann’s request and is unrelated to the financial or risk performance of the Company. In his new role, Mr. Borgmann will continue to report to Mr. Fairbank and will focus on strategy, risk management and executive recruiting matters. Matthew W. Cooper will succeed Mr. Finneran as General Counsel of the Company where he will be responsible for overseeing the Company’s Legal Department and will report to Mr. Fairbank.
Effective August 1, 2018, Sheldon Hall will succeed Mr. Finneran as the Company’s Chief Risk Officer and will report to Mr. Fairbank. At such time, Mr. Finneran will become a Senior Advisor to Mr. Fairbank and other senior executives in the Company, as well as to the Board of Directors. In that role, Mr. Finneran will continue to report to Mr. Fairbank and will advise on legal and regulatory issues, and corporate strategy, reputation, mission and culture. Mr. Finneran remains the Company’s Corporate Secretary, responsible for all Board of Directors and Senior Executive governance processes.
Mr. Cooper, age 46, joined the Company in January 2009 and has served in successively senior roles in the Company’s legal department, most recently as the functional head of the department. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Cooper held various executive positions in the legal department of General Electric, Inc. and one of its successor companies, Genworth Financial.
Mr. Hall, age 41, joined the Company in June 1997 and currently leads a significant portion of the Company’s U.S. Card business where is he is responsible for developing overall business strategy, product development and innovation, and customer experience. He has held roles of increasing responsibility across the Company, including President of Capital One Auto Finance and the Vice President leading the Company’s national small business lending line of business.
About CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NYSE:COF)
Capital One Financial Corporation is a financial services holding company. The Company offers a range of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through branches, the Internet and other distribution channels. The Company’s segments include Credit Card, which consists of its domestic consumer and small business card lending, and the international card lending businesses in Canada and the United Kingdom; Consumer Banking, which consists of its branch-based lending and deposit gathering activities for consumers and small businesses, national deposit gathering, national auto lending and consumer home loan lending and servicing activities; Commercial Banking, which consists of its lending, deposit gathering and treasury management services to commercial real estate, and commercial and industrial customers, and Other, which includes management of its corporate investment portfolio and asset/liability management.