Wells Fargo & Company announced Mary Katherine DuBose as the head of the bank’s secured lending division that includes asset-based lending, equipment finance, supply chain finance, and inventory finance. DuBose reports to Kyle Hranicky, Chief Executive Officer of Wells Fargo Commercial Banking.

In this role, DuBose leads key lending divisions for Commercial Banking, delivering streamlined, efficient working capital solutions to serve the needs of clients globally. Through the broad portfolio of secured lending solutions, DuBose will work directly with clients, lending on a wide variety of collateral.

“Mary Katherine’s resiliency, determination, and focused leadership that she has demonstrated with employees, clients, and lending partners has shown that she’s an incredible asset to this company,” said Hranicky. “Her background and deep lending expertise will help us execute critical work and grow our business. We are excited to have Mary Katherine as part of the Commercial Banking team.”

Previously, DuBose was Wells Fargo’s chief credit officer, responsible for the independent oversight of credit risk management practices and lending decisions across the company for line-of-business credit policies. DuBose has more than 20 years of banking experience, having held various leadership positions within Wells Fargo that include the following: head of Capital Markets, where she led teams responsible for Asset-Backed Finance, Debt Capital Markets, and Equity Capital Markets; co-head of Asset-Backed Finance; and head of Debt Capital Markets. In addition, she has held leadership positions for the Corporate Debt Finance, Subscription Finance, and Corporate Net Lease groups.

DuBose holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of Arkansas with a concentration in finance. She serves on the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees for Charlotte Latin School, and is a board member for KinderMourn.