Institute for Public Relations

As Wells Fargo’s head of Corporate Communications, Oscar Suris is
the public relations counsel to Wells Fargo management and the
company’s 80+ businesses. He directs the company’s media relations
and team member communications. He also is responsible for
communicating the vision and values, goals and achievements of
Wells Fargo and its subsidiaries to team members, customers,
communities, and shareholders.

Oscar joined the Company in September 2009. Prior to Wells Fargo
he was the director of Corporate Communications and Development
for Ford Motor Company. He provided strategic communications
counsel for Executive Chairman Bill Ford and the automaker’s
philanthropic arm, Ford Motor Company Fund and Community
Services. He previously led Ford’s global corporate news and North
American product communications teams, where he oversaw the
development and execution of communications ranging from major
financial announcements to key product introductions. Prior to Ford,
Oscar was director of Corporate Communications at AutoNation,
Inc., and the executive assistant to the publisher and chairman of The
Miami Herald Publishing company. Oscar has 11 years of journalism
experience, including five years at The Wall Street Journal.

Oscar, a native of Cuba, is the son of two retired bankers and a
graduate of the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in
finance. He is a past chair of the Ford Hispanic Network Group and
has served on the corporate advisory boards of the Congressional
Hispanic Caucus Institute, the National Council of La Raza and the
Cuban American National Council. Oscar and his wife, Shana, are the
parents of three children.