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KeyCorp CEO Ready to Play ‘Offense’ After Industry Turmoil

  • Cleveland firm lagged peers last year amid regional bank fears
  • Bank plans to focus on capital light business, people: Gorman

Christopher Gorman

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After a year that challenged a host of regional lenders, KeyCorp Chief Executive Officer Chris Gorman says the Cleveland-based bank is ready to begin “playing offense.”

As a series of bank failures rattled confidence, escalated competition for deposits and sent the sector tumbling last year, KeyCorp took steps to shrink its risk-weighted assetsBloomberg Terminal to help bolster capital as its stock lagged peers. Now, the bank is focusing on how to angle itself for growth.