Kyle Hranicky

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Banking Wells Fargo

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Kyle Hranicky has been chief executive of Wells Fargo’s Commercial Banking business since September 2021, overseeing lending, leasing, treasury management and related services for mid-sized companies, with a loan portfolio of more than $350 billion. He joined Wells Fargo in 1995 after working for the Southland Corporation, and rose through relationship management and loan syndication to head the Wells Fargo Energy Group, Corporate Banking and, from 2018, Middle Market Banking. In October 2025 he was appointed to the board of the American Bankers Association. Wells Fargo ranked No. 38 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• CEO of Commercial Banking at Wells Fargo since September 2021.
• Head of Middle Market Banking, August 2018 to September 2021.
• Head of Corporate Banking and of the Wells Fargo Energy Group.
• American Bankers Association board since October 2025.

Professional Journey

Hranicky earned a BA in business administration at The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA with honors at the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He worked for the Southland Corporation before joining Wells Fargo in 1995.

At Wells Fargo he was a loan team manager, relationship manager and regional manager of Loan Syndication, then head of the Wells Fargo Energy Group and of Corporate Banking. From August 2018 he headed Middle Market Banking.

He became CEO of Commercial Banking in September 2021. In October 2025 he joined the board of the American Bankers Association.

Education

The University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration

Thunderbird School of Global Management

MBA