Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) OnAugust 9, 2021 ,Charles H. Noski , a member of the Board of Directors (the "Board") ofWells Fargo & Company (the "Company"), informed the Company of his decision to retire as Chairman of the Board and as a director of the Company.Mr. Noski has stepped down as Chairman, and he will remain as a director until he retires onSeptember 30, 2021 . OnAugust 9, 2021 , the Board elected directorSteven D. Black , an independent director under theNew York Stock Exchange's corporate governance listing standards and the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines, to succeedMr. Noski as Chairman, effective immediately. The Board also appointedWayne M. Hewett as a member of the Board'sGovernance and Nominating Committee (the "GNC") and designated him as Chair of the GNC to succeedMr. Noski as GNC Chair, in each case effective immediately.
The Company's news release announcing these events is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description Location 99.1 News Release dated August 10 , 2021. Filed herewith 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File Embedded within the Inline XBRL document 2
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