During his years with our company the market value of our company’s stock rose from $4 billion to more than $130 billion.” Stumpf, 56, a 27-year veteran of the Company, succeeded Kovacevich as CEO two years ago. "John has been an outstanding leader of our company ... helping engineer Wells Fargo’s merger with Wachovia Corporation last year, and this year keeping the merger integration smoothly on schedule and leading our talented team with customer-focus and integrity to two consecutive quarters of record earnings despite the economic recession." Kovacevich said Stumpf is “the best person in the country to be leading our company through the challenges and enormous opportunities ahead. Full Article at PR-Inside.com