Board & Leadership

Board of directors

Ms. Allard is the Group Head of the Global Wealth Management Division at Scotiabank, where she leads Scotiabank's global asset management and wealth advisory businesses in Canada and across its international footprint in Latin America and the Caribbean. Before joining Scotiabank in September 2023 she was an Executive Vice President at the Royal Bank of Canada (2019-2023) and previously held positions of increasing responsibility at Manulife Financial and State Street Corporation. She serves on the KeyCorp Technology Committee and is a Scotiabank-designated director under the Investment Agreement.

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Since 2024
Alexander M. Cutler Director; Chair, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

From 2000 through May 2016, Mr. Cutler was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eaton Corporation plc, a global, diversified power management company. He has extensive experience negotiating and completing acquisitions and divestitures and significant public-company board experience, including service on the DuPont de Nemours, Inc. board since 2008. Mr. Cutler previously served as KeyCorp's independent Lead Director until January 2026 and chairs the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

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Since 2000
H. James Dallas Director; Chair, Technology Committee

Mr. Dallas retired in 2013 as Senior Vice President of Quality and Operations at Medtronic Inc., which he joined in 2006, having previously served as its Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. He is an independent consultant focusing on change management, information technology strategy, and risk, and previously served as CIO of Georgia-Pacific Corporation. He chairs KeyCorp's Technology Committee and serves on the Risk and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.

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Since 2005
Antonio DeSpirito Director Nominee

Mr. DeSpirito served in various executive positions at BlackRock, Inc. from August 2014, including Global Chief Investment Officer of Fundamental Equities (April 2023 to December 2025) and Lead Portfolio Manager, with responsibility for investment teams managing approximately $260 billion in active equity assets. Prior to BlackRock he held roles at Pzena Investment Management from 1996 to 2014 and previously practiced as an attorney at Ropes & Gray LLP. He was first nominated for election to the KeyCorp Board in January 2026.

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Elizabeth R. Gile Director; Chair, Risk Committee

Ms. Gile retired in 2005 from Deutsche Bank AG, where she was Managing Director and Global Head of the Loan Exposure Management Group, and from 2007 to 2009 was a Senior Strategic Advisor to BlueMountain Capital Management. Before Deutsche Bank she spent 24 years with J.P. Morgan in areas spanning credit risk, lending, credit market trading, counterparty risk, and portfolio management. She chairs KeyCorp's Risk Committee and serves on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

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Since 2010
Christopher M. Gorman Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President; Chair, Executive Committee

Mr. Gorman was elected Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of KeyCorp on May 1, 2020. He joined KeyCorp in 1998 when it acquired McDonald Investments and has since served as Chief Operating Officer (2019-2020), President of Banking and Vice Chairman (2017-2019), Merger Integration Executive for the First Niagara integration (2016-2017), and President of Key Corporate Bank (2010-2016). He is the only management member of the Board and chairs the Executive Committee.

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Since 2019
Robin N. Hayes Director

Mr. Hayes has served as Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Americas, Inc. since June 2024, after serving as Chief Executive Officer of JetBlue Airways Corporation from 2015 to 2024, where he was previously President and Chief Commercial Officer. He also worked in various management roles over a 19-year career with British Airways Plc, overseeing its international markets including the Americas. He serves on KeyCorp's Audit and Technology Committees.

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Since 2020
Christopher L. Henson Director Nominee

Mr. Henson served as Head of Banking and Insurance of Truist Financial Corporation from 2019 until his retirement in September 2021, having joined predecessor BB&T's Leadership Development Program in 1985 and served as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and ultimately President and Chief Operating Officer (2016-2019). He played an instrumental role in the BB&T and SunTrust merger and was first nominated for election to the KeyCorp Board in January 2026.

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Richard J. Hipple Director; Chair, Audit Committee

Mr. Hipple retired as Executive Chairman of Materion Corporation, an advanced materials manufacturer, in December 2017, after serving as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to 2017 and President from 2005 to 2017. He previously spent 26 years in the steel industry in roles spanning engineering, operations, and executive management, and qualifies as an audit committee financial expert. He chairs KeyCorp's Audit Committee and serves on the Executive and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.

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Since 2012
Somesh Khanna Director

Mr. Khanna has served as Co-Executive Chairman of Apexon, Inc., a digital-first technology services firm, since June 2024. He previously co-led the Global Banking and Securities Practice at McKinsey & Company (2018-2023) and led McKinsey Digital for Financial Services globally (2014-2018), supporting banking and insurance companies on digital strategy, technology, and risk management. He serves on KeyCorp's Risk Committee and is a Scotiabank-designated director under the Investment Agreement.

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Since 2024
Devina A. Rankin Director

Ms. Rankin retired as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of WM (Waste Management, Inc.) in November 2025, having served as CFO from February 2017 and previously as Treasurer (2012-2017) and Assistant Treasurer. Before WM she was a member of the assurance practices of Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen, and as a CPA she qualifies as an audit committee financial expert. She serves on KeyCorp's Risk and Technology Committees.

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Since 2020

Since 2020, Ms. Snyder has been President of the Association of American Universities, an organization of America's leading research universities. She was previously President of Case Western Reserve University from 2007 to 2020 and Executive Vice President and Provost of The Ohio State University, where she also served as a law faculty member from 1988 to 2007. She serves on KeyCorp's Compensation and Organization, Executive, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees and on the board of The Progressive Corporation.

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Since 2010
Richard J. Tobin Director

Mr. Tobin has served as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Dover Corporation, a diversified global manufacturer, since May 2018 and as a director since 2016. He previously was Chief Executive Officer of CNH Industrial N.V. (2013-2018) and held senior finance and operating roles at CNH Global N.V. and SGS S.A., bringing more than 30 years of international management and finance experience. He serves on KeyCorp's Audit and Technology Committees.

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Since 2021
Todd J. Vasos Independent Lead Director; Chair, Compensation and Organization Committee

Mr. Vasos is KeyCorp's independent Lead Director and has served as Chief Executive Officer of Dollar General Corporation since October 2023, having previously been its CEO from 2015 to 2022 and Chief Operating Officer before that. He brings extensive retail executive experience across merchandising, operations, supply chain, and store development, including prior leadership roles at Longs Drug Stores, Phar-Mor, and Eckerd. He chairs the Compensation and Organization Committee and serves on the Executive and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.

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Since 2020

Executive leadership

Victor B. Alexander Head of Consumer Bank

Mr. Alexander has been KeyCorp's Head of Consumer Bank and an executive officer since January 2020. He previously served as Head of Home Lending from October 2018 to January 2020 and as Treasurer from July 2017 to October 2018.

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Since 2020
Amy G. Brady Chief Information Officer

Ms. Brady is KeyCorp's Chief Information Officer, serving in that role since May 2012, and has been an executive officer of KeyCorp since she joined in 2012. She has been a director of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. since 2019. (She is a Named Executive Officer for 2025 and resigned from her CIO position effective March 2, 2026.)

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Since 2012
Trina M. Evans Director of Corporate Center

Ms. Evans has been the Director of Corporate Center for KeyCorp since August 2012 and became an executive officer in March 2013. Prior to this role she was the Chief Administrative Officer for Key Community Bank and the Director of Client Experience for KeyBank.

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Since 2013
Kenneth C. Gavrity Head of Commercial Bank

Mr. Gavrity has been Head of Commercial Bank since November 2023 and became an executive officer of KeyCorp in May 2021. He previously served as Head of Enterprise Payments from January 2019 to November 2023 and Head of Commercial Payments from 2016 to 2019.

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Since 2021
Stacy L. Gilbert Chief Accounting Officer

Ms. Gilbert has been the Chief Accounting Officer and an executive officer of KeyCorp since March 2024. She previously served as Corporate Controller from August 2023 and earlier as Assistant Corporate Controller and Senior Director of External Reporting and Accounting Policy from April 2021 to August 2023.

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Since 2024
Clark H.I. Khayat Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Khayat has been Chief Financial Officer since March 2023 and an executive officer since September 2018. He rejoined KeyCorp as Chief Strategy Officer in January 2018, serving in that role until March 2023, and had previously led Key's Enterprise Commercial Payments group from April 2014 to June 2016. He is a Named Executive Officer for 2025.

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Since 2018
Allyson M. Kidik Chief Auditor

Ms. Kidik has been the Chief Auditor and an executive officer of KeyCorp since July 2022. She previously served as Senior Deputy General Auditor from 2018 to 2022 and Deputy General Auditor from 2015 to 2018.

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Since 2022
Angela G. Mago Chief Human Resources Officer

Ms. Mago has served as Chief Human Resources Officer since November 2023 and became an executive officer of KeyCorp in 2016. She previously served as Head of Commercial Bank from May 2019 to November 2023 and Co-Head of Key Corporate Bank from 2016 to May 2019.

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Since 2016
Andrew J. Paine III Head of Institutional Bank

Mr. Paine has been Head of Institutional Bank since 2019 and became an executive officer of KeyCorp in 2016, having previously served as Co-Head of Key Corporate Bank from 2016 to May 2019. He also serves as President of KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., a role he has held since 2013, and is a Named Executive Officer for 2025.

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Since 2016
Mohit Ramani Chief Risk Officer

Mr. Ramani has served as Chief Risk Officer and an executive officer of KeyCorp since January 2025. Prior to joining Key he held a variety of roles at Truist Financial Corporation, including Deputy Chief Risk Officer and Chief Credit Officer from January 2023 to January 2025 and Chief Business Unit Risk Officer from 2000 to 2023. He is a Named Executive Officer for 2025.

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Since 2025
James L. Waters General Counsel and Secretary

Mr. Waters became the General Counsel and Secretary and an executive officer of KeyCorp in July 2021. From 2018 to 2021 he served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., a financial holding company.

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Since 2021

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