Donald H. Layton Named CEO of Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Donald H. Layton as chief executive officer and has elected him as a member of the Board of Directors. Layton will join the company on May 21, 2012.
McLean, Va.—Freddie Mac announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Donald H. Layton as chief executive officer and has elected him as a member of the Board of Directors. Layton will join the company on May 21, 2012.
Layton will assume leadership of Freddie Mac after a long career in banking and financial services. He worked for nearly 30 years at JPMorgan Chase and its predecessors, starting as a trainee and rising to vice chairman and a member of the three-person Office of the Chairman, retiring in 2004.  More recently, he served as chairman & CEO of E*TRADE Financial, which he shepherded through the recent financial crisis. Additionally, he has been a member of the boards of several financial services firms and was a senior adviser to an industry association.
Layton, 62, will succeed Charles E. “Ed” Haldeman, Jr. Haldeman has served as CEO since August 2009, and announced in October 2011 that he would be stepping down this year.