NEW YORK: Former Wachovia CEO named to HSS board

Hospital for Special Surgery announced that Robert K. Steel, former president/CEO of Wachovia Corp., has been named a member of the hospital's Board of Trustees. Steel facilitated Wachovia's merger with Wells Fargo to create the second-largest retail brokerage in the country. Prior to running Wachovia, Steel served in the U.S. Treasury Department as Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, a Senate-confirmed position.