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JPMorgan names Catherine O’Donnell head of North America Leveraged Finance

By Thomson Reuters Feb 17, 2026 | 7:55 PM

Feb 17 (Reuters) – U.S. lender JPMorgan Chase on Tuesday appointed ​veteran Catherine O’Donnell as ‌head of its leveraged finance department, effective later this year.

O’Donnell will relocate to ‌New ​York for ⁠the role, bringing ⁠more than 20 years of experience to the North America ​Leveraged Finance team.

Stathis Karanikolaidis will serve ⁠as deputy ⁠head of the ​team and report to ​O’Donnell, the bank said.

Karanikolaidis will ‌work closely with O’Donnell to drive the business, which oversees ⁠debt financing for large deals, JPMorgan Chase said, adding ⁠that ‌he will maintain ⁠his duties as ​head ‌of North America ​Diversified Industries ⁠and Natural Resources Leveraged Finance.

(Reporting by Carlos Méndez in Mexico City; Editing by Sherry ​Jacob-Phillips)