Cece Sutton, EVP and head of Wachovia's Retail and Small Business Bank, is transforming the country's third largest retail bank into a truly national franchise as she integrates the company's latest bank merger with World Savings, a company based out of California that has bank branches in 10 states, including California, Arizona and Nevada -- new territories for Wachovia.  Sutton will speak about her experiences leading Wachovia's retail organization through times of change, including the acquisition of SouthTrust and the merger of equals between First Union and Wachovia, and how she is applying those lessons to the company's latest evolution.

Cece is a graduate of Winthrop University’s Executive MBA program (1993) and received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of South Carolina.  U.S. Banker magazine has recognized Cece as one of the most powerful women in the nation in the banking industry.

Joining Wachovia Bank in 1978, she has held a number of positions including: Head of General Bank operations, South Carolina; area banking executive, Rock Hill, SC; training director, Consumer Bank; manager, Consumer Bank, Greenville, S.C.; sales manager, Consumer Credit, Charlotte, N.C.; branch manager, Raleigh and Cary, N.C.

Cece serves on the board of the Consumer Bankers Association.