U.S. Bank named veteran banker Betsy Cadwallader as its Seattle market president.

Cadwallader will lead the market in company-wide efforts and activities and will direct commercial banking in the greater Seattle area.

Cadwallader has more than 30 years of commercial, corporate and investment banking experience. She joined U.S. Bank in 2012 and most recently held the position of chief credit officer, Commercial Banking. She also served as Commercial Banking relationship manager team lead, focused on providing solutions to middle market, mid-cap and not-for-profit organizations in the greater Chicago area

Before joining U.S. Bank, Cadwallader held numerous business line and senior executive positions at institutions including: JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Bank One and Constellation Energy.

Cadwallader succeeds Mike Katz who has served as market president since 2015. Katz is relocating out of the market and will remain with U.S. Bank.

“Betsy has made an enormous impact in the five years she’s been with U.S. Bank,” said Elliot Jaffee, executive vice president and head of commercial banking at U.S. Bank. “Her leadership and depth of experience will enable us to deliver even more value to clients and the community in the greater Seattle area.”