CLEVELAND, OH, November, 2017 – Julia Lagun has joined KeyBank as their Senior Director of Tax to be responsible for all Federal and M&A tax functions. KeyCorp is based in Cleveland, Ohio and is one of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $136.5 billion.
KeyCorp is publicly-traded on the New York Stock Exchange: (KEY) and currently employs over 18,879 people in 15 states with 1,200 full-service branches and corporate banking offices with a reach extending across the U.S and to more than 30 countries. KeyBank companies provide investment management, retail and commercial banking, consumer finance, and investment banking products and services to individuals and companies throughout the U.S. and, for certain businesses, internationally.
Julia has an LLM in Taxation, a JD and is a CPA with over 11 years of experience at Deloitte Tax and Wal-Mart Stores. She has had responsibility for State and Federal income tax planning and policy as well as leading integration efforts on M&A projects. The McAulay Smith Firm recruited Julia from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. where she served as their Federal Tax Director.
The McAulay Smith Firm is a performance-based retained executive search firm that partners with clients to recruit for mid- and senior-level executive and management positions. Established in 1995, The McAulay Smith Firm has completed hundreds of engagements for more than 225 client companies in 31 states and 9 countries, representing more than 75 industries. Steve Smith, President, led the assignment which was the Firm’s third executive recruiting engagement for KeyBank in the past two years.