April 11, 2012

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Today: Spring 2012 Mellen Series Presentation

Beth Mooney, chairman and CEO of KeyCorp, will be the Spring 2012 Mellen Series speaker on Wednesday, April 11, at 5 p.m. in the conference room of the D.J. Lombardo Student Center.

A reception will follow. This presentation is free and open to the public. Find more information, including how to register, on the Boler School’s website.

About the Speaker

Beth Mooney became Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of KeyCorp and a member of the KeyCorp Board of Directors on May 1, 2011, making her the first woman CEO of a top 20 U.S. bank.

Ms. Mooney joined KeyCorp in April 2006 and has previously served as Vice Chair of KeyCorp, and head of Key Community Banking. With more than 30 years of experience in retail banking, commercial lending and real estate financing, she held positions with AmSouth Bancorporation, Bank One Corporation and Citicorp Real Estate, Inc., among others.

After graduating from the University of Texas, Ms. Mooney earned her Master of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University in 1983, where she was selected as a 2007-2008 Distinguished Alumni of the Cox School of Business. Ms. Mooney received the YWCA Women of Achievement Award in 2008. In 2011 she was recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of “The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women,” listed in Fortune Magazine’s “Most Powerful Women in Business” and has been selected by the American Banker to top their “Women to Watch” list.

Ms. Mooney is Trustee and Treasurer of the board of the Musical Arts Association (The Cleveland Orchestra), a Trustee of Cleveland Clinic Foundation and United Way of Greater Cleveland. She is a member of The Financial Services Roundtable.

About the Company

KeyCorp was organized in Ohio in 1858 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. As of December 31, 2011, KeyCorp was one of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services companies, with consolidated total assets of approximately $89 billion. Through KeyBank and certain other subsidiaries, KeyCorp provides a wide range of retail and commercial banking, commercial leasing, investment management, consumer finance, and investment banking products and services to individual, corporate and institutional clients. KeyBank clients experience award-winning service via more than 1,058 full service retail banking branches in 14 states, a telephone banking call center services group and a network of 1,579 automated teller machines and the website key.com.

Key also has a long history of investing in local communities, from philanthropy and sponsorships to lending, financial education, sustainable practices and volunteerism. It’s another way they fulfill their purpose – “to help our clients and communities thrive.”

Investment Profile

KeyCorp is committed to enhancing shareholder value by having a strong balance sheet, consistent earnings growth, and a focus on risk-adjusted returns. They are achieving these goals by implementing a client insight-driven relationship strategy, which is built on enduring relationships, client-focused solutions with extraordinary client service, and a robust risk management culture.