Wells Fargo : Stuart Sheridan Named Wells Fargo’s Head of Trust Operations

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Stuart Sheridan, a 22-year veteran of Wells Fargo, has been named head of Wells Fargo Trust Operations. In his new role, Sheridan reports to John Papadopulos, head of Wells Fargo Retirement, and leads more than 300 team members responsible for the back-office processing units that directly support trust, custody and fiduciary needs across Wells Fargo - for Abbot Downing, Corporate Trust Services, Institutional Retirement and Trust, Wells Capital Management and Wealth Management businesses.

For the past three years, Sheridan led Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust Signature Service Market relationship management, where he helped lead the business and systems integration of various mergers and acquisitions, including business process analysis, recordkeeping conversions, trust conversions and sponsor and participant communications. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Sheridan held related positions at Towers Watson and Bank of America.

'Stuart brings a great mix of operations and client experience that will serve our organization well into the future,' said Papadopulos. 'His ability to comprehend details, analyze data and determine the best course of action will be a great asset to our Trust Operations team. We look forward to Stuart's leadership building on the strong foundation and reputation the team has across our company.'

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.9 trillion in assets. Wells Fargo's vision is to satisfy our customers' financial needs and help them succeed financially. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 8,400 locations, 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 42 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 268,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 25 on Fortune's 2017 rankings of America's largest corporations. News, insights and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories.

Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement & Trust is a business unit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.