Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance
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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance
The information relating to directors of CSC, CSC’s Audit Committee, Section 16 reports, and insider trading policies and procedures required to be furnished pursuant to this item is incorporated by reference from portions of the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A by April 30, 2026 (the Proxy Statement) captioned, “Proposal One: Election of Directors,” “Board Structure and Committees,” “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports,” and “Insider Trading Policy,” respectively.
The Company’s Code of Conduct and Business Ethics, applicable to directors and all employees, including senior financial officers, is available on the Company’s website at https://www.aboutschwab.com/governance. If the Company makes any amendments to or grants any waivers from its Code of Conduct and Business Ethics, which are required to be disclosed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company will make such disclosures on this website.
Schwab Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following table provides certain information about each of the Company’s executive officers.
| Executive Officers of the Registrant | |||||||||||
| Name | Age | Title | |||||||||
| Charles R. Schwab | 88 | Co-Chairman of the Board | |||||||||
| Walter W. Bettinger II | 65 | Co-Chairman of the Board | |||||||||
| Richard A. Wurster | 52 | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||
| Jonathan S. Beatty | 60 | Managing Director and Head of Advisor Services | |||||||||
| Jonathan M. Craig | 54 | Managing Director and Head of Investor Services | |||||||||
| Dennis W. Howard | 57 | Managing Director, Chief Technology, Operations and Data Officer | |||||||||
| Peter J. Morgan III | 61 | Managing Director, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary | |||||||||
| Nigel J. Murtagh | 62 | Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer | |||||||||
| Michael D. Verdeschi | 57 | Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||
| Paul V. Woolway | 60 | Managing Director and Chief Banking Officer |
Mr. Schwab has been a director of CSC since its incorporation in 1986. He served as Chairman of the Board from 1986 to 2022 and has served as Co-Chairman of the Board since 2022. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of CSC from 1986 to 1997 and as Co-Chief Executive Officer from 1998 until 2003. He was re-appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2004 and served in that role until 2008. He served as Chairman of the Board and a director of CS&Co until 2018.
Mr. Bettinger has served as a member of the board since 2008 and as Co-Chairman of the Board since 2022. He served as Chief Executive Officer of the company from 2008 through December 2024 and served as President of the company from 2007 until 2021. He also served as Chief Operating Officer from 2007 until 2008, Executive Vice President and President – Schwab Investor Services from 2005 until 2007, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer – Individual Investor Enterprise from 2004 until 2005, Executive Vice President and President – Corporate Services from 2002 until 2004, and Executive Vice President and President – Retirement Plan Services from 2000 until 2002. Mr. Bettinger joined Schwab in 1995 as part of the acquisition of The Hampton Company, which he founded in 1983.
Mr. Wurster has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of CSC since January 2025, and as President of the company since 2021. He previously served as Executive Vice President and Head of Schwab Asset Management Services in 2021 and Head of Schwab Asset Management Solutions from 2019 to 2021. Mr. Wurster was Chief Executive Officer of Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., a subsidiary of the company, from 2019 to 2021, and of Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, Inc., a subsidiary of the company, from 2018 to 2021. He was also Chief Executive Officer of ThomasPartners, Inc. and Windhaven Investment Management, Inc., subsidiaries of the company, from 2016 to 2018. He serves as a trustee of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Laudus Trust, and Schwab Strategic Trust. Before joining the company, Mr. Wurster was employed at Wellington Management and at McKinsey &
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Company where he was a leader of the asset management practice and an Associate Principal. Mr. Wurster joined Schwab in 2016.
Mr. Beatty has been Managing Director and Head of Advisor Services of CSC and CS&Co since 2024. Prior to that he served as Managing Director of CS&Co and Trust Bank from 2022 to 2024, Senior Vice President – Advisor Services of CS&Co from 2011 to 2022, Senior Vice President of Trust Bank from 2019 to 2022, and Senior Vice President of CSB from 2019 to 2020. Since joining the company, he has held sales and leadership positions within Advisor Services. He has been a member of the Advisor Services leadership team for more than 15 years. Mr. Beatty joined Schwab in 1997.
Mr. Craig has been Managing Director and Head of Investor Services and Marketing of CSC since 2022 and President of CS&Co since 2025. Prior to that he served as Senior Executive Vice President of CSC and CS&Co from 2018 to 2022, Executive Vice President – Client and Marketing Solutions of CSC and CS&Co from 2017 until 2018 and Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of CSC and CS&Co from 2012 until 2018. Mr. Craig joined Schwab in 2000.
Mr. Howard has been Managing Director, Chief Technology, Operations and Data Officer of CSC and CS&Co since January 2026. Prior to that, he served as Managing Director and Chief Information Officer for CSC and CS&Co from 2022 to 2026, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of CSC and CS&Co from 2016 to 2022, and Senior Vice President-Core Technology Solutions for CSC and CS&Co from 2014 to 2016. Before joining the company, Mr. Howard spent 12 years at Visa Inc. serving in various information technology roles across a number of disciplines, including as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Mr. Howard joined Schwab in 2014.
Mr. Morgan has been Managing Director of CSC and CS&Co since 2022, Executive Vice President of CSC from 2019 to 2022, and General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of CSC since 2019. He was Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of CS&Co from 2009 to 2020. He has served as General Counsel of CSB since 2009, including as Managing Director and General Counsel since 2022, as Executive Vice President and General Counsel from 2019 to 2022, and as Senior Vice President and General Counsel from 2015 to 2019. Mr. Morgan joined Schwab in 1999.
Mr. Murtagh has been Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer of CSC since 2022 and was Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of CSC and CS&Co from 2012 to 2022. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of CS&Co from 2002 until 2012 and of CSC from 2008 until 2012 when he was also Head of Fixed Income Research for Charles Schwab Investment Management. Mr. Murtagh joined Schwab in 2000.
Mr. Verdeschi has served as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of CSC and CS&Co since October 2024. Prior to that he served as Managing Director and Deputy Chief Financial Officer of CSC and CS&Co from May 2024 to October 2024. Before joining the company, he spent over 30 years at Citigroup, where he was Treasurer from 2017 to October 2023. During his tenure at Citigroup, in addition to serving as Treasurer, Mr. Verdeschi held leadership positions in finance, treasury, and product with increasing levels of responsibility at the firm, including serving as Chief Investment Officer and Head of Rates Portfolio Management. Mr. Verdeschi joined Schwab in 2024.
Mr. Woolway has been President of CSB since 2010 and Chief Executive Officer of CSB since 2015, President and Chief Executive Officer of CSPB since 2017, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Trust Bank since 2018. He has been Managing Director of CSC since 2022 and Chief Banking Officer of CSC since 2023. He has spent his entire career in the financial services sector, and since 2000 he has held senior executive positions in the banking industry. Mr. Woolway joined Schwab in 2010.
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