Retail Finance
William J. Mayer
President & Chief Operating Officer
Wells Fargo Retail Finance
Bill Mayer joined Wells Fargo Retail Finance as Chief Operating Officer in September, 2002 and was named its president later that year. Prior to joining Wells Fargo Retail Finance, Mayer spent almost 14 years with GE Capital in various leadership roles, both domestically and internationally, holding positions in their Commercial Finance Group, Retailer Financial Services and Healthcare Finance Group. Before joining GE Capital, Mayer was at KPMG Peat Marwick. He earned his bachelor's degree in Accounting from the Pennsylvania State University. Mayer was recently named to the Executive Advisory Board at the David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research at the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business Administration.
James Dore
Executive Vice President & Division Manager
Wells Fargo Retail Finance
Jim Dore joined Wells Fargo Retail Finance in 2006 as Managing Director of Portfolio and Underwriting and was named Executive Vice President, Division Manager in 2008. Dore has over 15 years financial experience and prior to joining Wells Fargo Retail Finance, spent eight years in various leadership roles at Bank of America Retail Finance. Before joining Bank of America, Dore was at GE Capital. He holds an undergraduate degree from Stonehill College and an MBA from Fairfield University.
Stephen Metivier
Senior Vice President & Managing Director
Marketing & New Business Development
Steve Metivier joined Wells Fargo Retail Finance in 2006 as Managing Director of Marketing and Business Development. He came to Wells Fargo Retail Finance from GE Commercial Finance's Retail Finance Group, where between 1998 and 2006, he underwrote and managed over $3.5 billion in retail transactions and originated in excess of $2.9 billion in new business. Metivier graduated cum laude from Northeastern University with a BS in Finance and Insurance.
Gregory E. Harris
Vice President
Marketing & New Business Development
Greg Harris started with Wells Fargo & Co. in 2003 and later joined Wells Fargo Retail Finance as Vice President of Marketing and New Business Development in 2008. Prior to joining Wells Fargo Retail Finance, he participated in Wells Fargo’s Credit Management Training Program and served as a Relationship Manager at a regional commercial banking office. Although he has serviced a wide range of industries, Harris has extensive experience covering the retail sector. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, he worked as a controller for a San Francisco-based design and logistics company. Harris obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon, his MBA from St. Mary’s College and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Carey A. Haglund
Assistant Vice President
Marketing & New Business Development
Carey Haglund joined Wells Fargo Retail Finance as Assistant Vice President of Marketing and New Business Development in 2007. Prior to that, she worked as a credit analyst and underwriter for Citigroup’s consumer and retail corporate lending group and attended Citigroup’s credit training program. Haglund earned an undergraduate Business degree from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia and is pursuing an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
