Reporting to head of Wells Fargo Retirement, John Papadopulos, Jirele will oversee a 300-strong team responsible for the back-office processing units that support fiduciary needs across the Wells Fargo enterprise - including its ultra high net worth arm, Abbot Downing.

Jirele was most recently senior vice president of enterprise operations at Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America. Before that, she was vice president of market management and product innovation at Allianz.