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Bill Demchak

Also Known As William Stanton Demchak, Demchak, William S. Demchak

CEO of PNC Financial Services

Education

  • Bachelor of Science - Allegheny College
  • MBA - University of Michigan. At Allegheny

Overview

William Stanton Demchak is a business executive in the finance industry as the current chief executive officer of PNC Financial Services, Inc.(PNC) He is credited with being one of the earliest adopters of the credit default swap, especially the creation of markets around them, which due to the role they would play in the Financial crisis of 2007–2008 earned him the title "prince of darkness" within the industry. 

Career :

Before PNC, Demchak held a variety of key executive positions at JP Morgan Chase. This includes: Global Head of Structured Finance and Credit Portfolio, involved in strategic agenda (before the JP Morgan-Chase Manhattan merger), member of the board of directors. He says JPMorgan Chase “wasn’t a terribly enjoyable place to work.” He was also a director of Hilliard Lyons Research Advisors.

Demchak is often credited with being the first major adopter of the credit default swap and conceiving the idea of bundling them together and selling them to investors, which is accredited with being one of the main factors in the Financial crisis of 2007–2008. Within the industry, Demchak has earned the nickname "prince of darkness".

In 2002, Demchak first joined PNC as chief financial officer. At that time he worked alongside the then CEO, Jim Rohr. Three years later, he was promoted to head of the company’s Corporate & Institutional Banking, in charge of PNC's middle market and large corporate businesses, capital markets, real estate finance, equity management and leasing. In 2009, Demchak became Senior Vice Chairman and shortly thereafter head of PNC Businesses.

William S. Demchak was elected president in April 2012, then chief executive officer in April 2013 and finally chairman in April 2014. In this capacity he is responsible for all of PNC’s businesses, including corporate and institutional banking, retail banking, mortgage banking and the Asset Management Group.

His total calculated compensation for the 2014 fiscal year was $11,337,904.

In 2009, Financial Times reporter Gillian Tett named Demchak as head of the team at JP Morgan whose financial innovations later played a role in the 2008 crash. Tett described how the team developed new securitization techniques for "turbocharging the market". In particular, the team realised that SPV (special purpose vehicles) would not have to be fully funded. When the concept was taken up by less cautious banks, it would create "consequences that are currently rocking the planet."

Early Life

Demchak born August 24, 1962

has a Bachelor of Science from Allegheny College and an MBA (with an emphasis in accounting) from the University of Michigan. At Allegheny, he was an Alden Scholar, actively participating in student government, the economics club, the Interfraternity Council, intramural sports, and Lacrosse. In addition, he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity as well as the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.

Career

  • PNC Financial Services - CEO

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