Regions Financial Announces Dana Nolan to Retire, Tom Speir Named Head of Investor Relations

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 2, 2026--

Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE:RF) on Monday announced Dana Nolan, head of Investor Relations, has decided to retire in April following a distinguished 37-year career with the company. Following Nolan’s retirement, Regions Bank veteran Tom Speir will serve as head of Investor Relations.

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Nolan has led Investor Relations for Regions since 2016. She previously served as associate director of Investor Relations beginning in 2010 following leadership roles in the company’s Treasury division. Her Investor Relations experience spans a period marked by significant change in the banking industry. Nolan’s steady leadership and clear, consistent communication served to strengthen investor confidence and enhance Regions’ relationships across the financial community.

“Throughout her tenure, Dana has been a respected advocate for Regions and an essential point of connection for both our leadership team and the investment community,” said John Turner, Chairman, President and CEO of Regions Financial Corp. “By pairing deep business insight with clear, forthright communication, she helped elevate Regions’ credibility with investors and earned broad respect across the industry. We are deeply thankful for her leadership, and we are confident Tom Speir will build continued success on the strong foundation Dana and her team have consistently maintained.”

Speir brings more than two decades of financial experience to the position. He currently leads the company’s Strategy and Corporate Development group, responsibilities he will retain in his new role. After joining Regions in 2009, he served in various leadership roles in Corporate Treasury, including Assistant Treasurer and head of Balance Sheet Management. He was appointed to lead the Strategy and Corporate Development team in 2022. Prior to joining Regions, he served in Wachovia Bank’s Treasury organization as Securitized Products Portfolio Manager. Speir holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management with a Finance concentration from North Carolina State University.

“Tom’s background and leadership in balance sheet management, interest rate risk management, and capital and liquidity management – combined with his experience in developing and executing corporate strategy – will be invaluable as we continue communicating our strong financial performance in a competitive environment,” said Anil Chadha, Regions’ incoming Chief Financial Officer. “His experience will help us clearly articulate how we are driving responsible growth, delivering meaningful performance, and creating long-term value for our shareholders.”

As head of Investor Relations, Speir will oversee all institutional, retail, and fixed-income Investor Relations activities, including investor strategy and outreach, competitive and strategic analysis, and credit rating agency relationship management. In addition, he will continue his overall leadership of the company’s Strategy and Corporate Development group.

“I am honored to step into this role and work with Dana’s strong Investor Relations team to build on the legacy she established throughout her tenure – one that is defined by her unwavering commitment to quality, transparency, and integrity,” Speir said. “I look forward to engaging with investors, analysts, and ratings agencies as we ensure they always have clear, timely insights into our strategy and performance. Maintaining open, consistent communication will remain our top priority as we represent Regions to the investment community.”

Additionally, as part of Chadha’s transition to Chief Financial Officer, Regions announced that Karin Allen has been promoted as Chief Accounting Officer and James Eastman has been named Controller. Allen and Eastman, along with Speir, will report to Chadha.

About Regions Financial Corporation

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), with $159 billion in assets, is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, and mortgage products and services. Regions serves customers across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,250 banking offices and more than 1,750 ATMs. Regions Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC. Additional information about Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.

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Dana Nolan, left, head of Investor Relations for Regions, has decided to retire in April. Regions Bank veteran Tom Speir, right, will succeed Nolan.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, one of her signature issues, and acknowledged she was doing so at “challenging times” as the United States has joined Israel in attacking Iran.

“The U.S. stands with all of the children throughout the world," she said, speaking generally and not specifically about the new war in the Middle East. "I hope soon peace will be yours.”

Hanging over Monday's meeting was what Iranian state media says was an airstrike that hit a girls' school in southern Iran, killing at least 165 people and wounding dozens more. The Israeli military said it was not aware of strikes in the area. The U.S. military said it was looking into the reports.

Shortly before Monday's session began, Iran's ambassador to the U.N., Amir Saeid Iravani, said it was “deeply shameful and hypocritical” for the U.S. to convene a meeting on protecting children during conflict while launching airstrikes on Iranian cities.

“For the United States, ‘protecting children’ and ‘maintaining international peace and security’ clearly mean something very different from what the U.N. Charter provides," he told reporters.

U.N. political chief Rosemary DiCarlo said the world body was aware of the reports of the deaths at the girls' school. She noted the impact the U.S.-Israeli strikes and the Iranian retaliatory strikes was having on children across the region.

“We have been reminded of this truth over the last two days," she told the Security Council. "Schools in Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman have closed and moved to remote learning owing to the ongoing military operations in the region,” she said.

Melania Trump was the first spouse of a world leader to take the president’s seat at the United Nations’ most powerful body, which is charged with ensuring global peace and security, according to the U.N.

The wife of President Donald Trump was given the opportunity as the United States takes over the council presidency for the month of March. In the past, presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers have often wielded the gavel.

In her address, Melania Trump said “peace does not have to be fragile.”

“Enduring peace will be achieved when knowledge and understanding are fully valued within all our societies,” she said, urging members of the Security Council to “safeguard learning.”

While the first lady spoke of a need to protect children and their access to education and technology in conflict, her husband's administration has cut funding for a number of U.N. agencies and other international organizations that address these issues.

Among them is the U.N. Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children in Armed Conflict, which provides detailed reporting on the impact that conflicts have on children around the world. This information can help trigger action to prevent rape and violence against women and children. President Trump withdrew U.S. support in January.

The U.S. has also dramatically cut funding for the U.N. children’s agency, UNICEF, and has withdrawn from the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO.

DiCarlo told the council the world is facing the highest number of armed conflicts since World War II. “The number of civilians killed in these conflicts is the highest in decades," she said. "Our reality is clear: When conflicts erupt, children are among those most severely affected.”

The first lady arrived at U.N. headquarters in a motorcade and was greeted by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. She shook hands with each of the 15 Security Council members and posed for a group photo.

The rotating president of the council gets to choose the subject and participants for some meetings. Monday’s meeting was scheduled before the war began.

The council’s last meeting, on Saturday, was a contentious emergency session called in response to the start of the war. Guterres condemned the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes as violations of international law, including the U.N. Charter. He also condemned Iran’s retaliatory attacks for violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations in the Mideast.

Melania Trump took the unusual step last summer of writing a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin before his summit with her husband and later announced that the effort had led to a group of children displaced by the Russia-Ukraine war being reunited with their families.

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 resulted in Russia taking Ukrainian children out of their country so they could be raised as Russian. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has lobbied world leaders for help reuniting families.

Melania Trump, first lady of the United States, arrives with U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz, to preside over a United Nations Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

First lady Melania Trump takes a photo with a group of UN Diplomats before she presides over the United Nations Security Council on Iran and the recent attacks by U.S. and Israel at United Nations headquarters, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

First lady Melania Trump takes a photo with a group of UN Diplomats before she presides over the United Nations Security Council on Iran and the recent attacks by U.S. and Israel at United Nations headquarters, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

First lady Melania Trump presides over the United Nations Security Council at United Nations headquarters, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

First lady Melania Trump speaks at an event to present her 2025 inaugural ball gown to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)