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Wells Fargo Names Commercial Banking Market Executive for Washington, Alaska

Jul 23, 2026, 3:57 PM

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Originally published on 425 Business.

Wells Fargo has named commercial banking veteran Jim Teichman its market executive for commercial banking in Washington and Alaska.

Based in Seattle, he reports to Commercial Banking Northwest Division Executive Eric Houser.

“Jim has a strong track record of helping clients grow and building high-performing teams across the Pacific Northwest,” said Houser in a press release. “His client focus and deep knowledge of the market will strengthen our business across Washington and Alaska.”

Teichman brings more than 25 years of commercial-banking experience to the role. Most recently, he served as a managing director and mid-corporate banking relationship manager. Since joining Wells Fargo in 2012, he has held leadership roles supporting middle-market and commercial-banking clients across Washington and Western Canada. He became the Seattle Commercial Banking leader in 2019.

Before joining Wells Fargo, Teichman held leadership roles in commercial banking and credit at Bank of America and KeyBank.

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