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| Chris Rosello |
Chris Rosello, who was executive VP & head of public affairs for London’s HSBC, will join MetLife on July 5 as VP and leader of its federal government relations unit.
Based in Washington, he will report to Susan Greenwell, senior VP and head of global government relations.
At HSBC since 2017, Rosello led the planning, coordination and execution of the bank’s federal, state and regulatory strategy.
Earlier, he did a seven-year stint at Wells Fargo as senior VP-federal government relations, where he helped the bank implement Dodd-Frank provisions.
Rosello also handled legislative affairs at the US Treasury Dept. and was a staffer on the House Financial Services Committee.
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