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JPMorgan Names Petno and Rohrbaugh Co‑Presidents as Lake Retires

Large retention equity awards accompany the promotions, signaling the board’s move to narrow the succession field and lock in top executives for a defined runway.

Overview

  • JPMorgan announced Thursday that Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh were promoted to newly created co‑president roles, with Petno becoming sole CEO of the Commercial & Investment Bank and Rohrbaugh taking over Consumer & Community Banking.
  • The bank disclosed one‑time retention equity awards that give each co‑president $30 million and $20 million grants to two other senior executives, with vesting tied to performance goals and holding rules.
  • Marianne Lake, a 25‑year JPMorgan veteran long viewed as a leading succession candidate, will retire and will work with Rohrbaugh and other leaders in the coming weeks to hand off responsibilities.
  • Jamie Dimon remains chairman and CEO with no set timetable to step down, and the board framed the moves as a deliberate step in its multi‑year succession planning process.
  • The changes concentrate the likely internal successor field and put both men in charge of the bank’s two biggest, revenue‑heavy units, giving investors and employees clearer accountability for how JPMorgan runs its trading, advisory and consumer franchises.