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LONDON--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Continuing to serve the international banking needs of its commercial and corporate customers, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced today that Joe Saffire has been appointed head of its Global Banking operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In his London-based role, Saffire will focus on growing the global banking business throughout the region as Wells Fargo expands its international services for U.S.-based commercial and corporate customers doing business in Europe, and for European companies with operations in the U.S. Saffire will report to Sanjiv Sanghvi, head of Wells Fargoas Global Banking Group.

"With his extensive experience in international banking, Joe brings tremendous knowledge and leadership to this role and will help to strengthen our global banking operations in the region."

Part of Wells Fargoas International Group, the Global Banking division provides financing options, risk and treasury management solutions, and trade finance services to middle market and large U.S. and foreign owned companies.

aAs more of our customers do business throughout Europe, we continue to invest in the resources and talent to best serve them,a said Sanghvi. aWith his extensive experience in international banking, Joe brings tremendous knowledge and leadership to this role and will help to strengthen our global banking operations in the region.a

Before joining Wells Fargo, Saffire spent 20 years with HSBC where he was most recently chief operating officer and head of international banking in Germany. He also served as the regional president for HSBCas commercial and corporate banking practice in 16 states throughout the Eastern and Midwestern United States. During his tenure at HSBC, he also held roles covering the bankas global industrial sector and led a multinational banking team in South Korea. A native of Buffalo, New York, Saffire received his bacheloras degree from Boston College and an M.B.A. at the University of Buffalo.

Named best U.S. Trade Bank for the second consecutive year (Trade Finance Magazine, 2012), Wells Fargoas provides small businesses, corporations, financial institutions, multilateral organizations and individuals with a wide range of international solutions. The company operates from more than 35 global locations, including branch offices in Hong Kong, Canada, London, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo and the Cayman Islands.

About Wells Fargo & Company

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.4 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, the Internet ([ wellsfargo.com ]), and has offices in more than 35 countries to support the bankas customers who conduct business in the global economy. With more than 265,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 26 on Fortuneas 2012 rankings of Americaas largest corporations. Wells Fargoas vision is to satisfy all our customersa financial needs and help them succeed financially.