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 Officers

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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 Officers
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) (c) Effective November 28, 2016, Ryan M. Schneider will be leaving his role as President, Card, of Capital One Financial Corporation (the “Company”) to take on the role of chief executive officer of another publicly traded company. With Mr. Schneider’s departure, Michael J. Wassmer will be promoted to President, U.S. Card, and will be responsible for leading the Company’s entire consumer credit card business in the United States. Christopher T. Newkirk will be promoted to President, International and Small Business Card and will be responsible for leading the Company’s consumer credit card business in Canada and the United Kingdom and the Company’s small business credit card business in the United States. Both of these appointments are also effective November 28, 2016. Mr. Wassmer and Mr. Newkirk will report directly to Richard Fairbank, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Wassmer and Mr. Newkirk will remain at their current compensation and benefit levels and the Compensation Committee of the Company will consider adjustments to such compensation in early 2017 in connection with the committee’s annual review of senior executive officer compensation. Mr. Schneider will remain with the Company as a senior advisor through January 3, 2017, at his current compensation and benefit levels, to assist with the management transition.
Mr. Wassmer, age 46, has served as Executive Vice President of all of the Company’s U.S. Domestic Card business, other than Co-Branded Card, since 2013. In this role, Mr. Wassmer is responsible for leading all credit decisioning and marketing for the domestic U.S. Card and Small Business Card businesses. In his over 20 years of leadership in the Company’s Card business, Mr. Wassmer has been responsible for leading significant growth including the launch of the Company’s flagship consumer and small business products including the Venture, Quicksilver and Spark product lines. Mr. Wassmer joined the Company in 1994 as a Business Analyst, and has served in roles of increasing responsibility across the Company, expanding his leadership scope and experience driving strategy and analysis, finance, operations and risk management.
Mr. Newkirk, age 45, has served as Executive Vice President, Head of International Card of the Company since 2015. In this role, Mr. Newkirk is responsible for managing the growth and advancement of the Company’s International Card business including all credit, marketing, and financial decisions of the business. Since joining the Company in 2008, Mr. Newkirk has also led U.S. Card Customer Management, where he was responsible for the risk adjusted returns, growth, loyalty and retention of the portfolio.

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.

CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NYSE:COF) Recent Trading Information

CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NYSE:COF) closed its last trading session 00.00 at 84.62 with 3,420,168 shares trading hands.