JP Morgan Chase & Co CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon is recovering from emergency heart surgery done on Thursday morning, with two deputies taking over as he recuperates, the largest US bank said.
Dimon, 63, experienced a tear in his heart's main artery, which was detected early and treated successfully, JPMorgan said, publicly releasing an internal memo.
He is "awake, alert and recovering well," according to the memo. The bank did not disclose where Dimon is being treated.
The bank's co-presidents and co-chief operating officers, Daniel Pinto and Gordon Smith, sent the message to all employees, and are running JPMorgan as Dimon recovers.
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