Wells Fargo Hires Managing Director in Industrials From Ford

Wells Fargo & Co. has hired Hunter Patton as a managing director in North American corporate and investment banking, focused on industrials.

Patton will focus on automotive, automotive technology, capital equipment, and other select capital goods and service areas, according to a memo reviewed by Bloomberg News. Patton joins Wells Fargo from Ford Motor Co., where he was on the global strategy and corporate development team, directing strategy and execution of inorganic growth investment.

He’ll be based in Chicago and report to Meara Kelley, head of industrials corporate and investment banking.

“As we continue to invest and ...