WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.,
July 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- BB&T
Corporation (NYSE: BBT) today named Jim D.
Godwin, Brant J. Standridge,
and Dontá L. Wilson to its
Executive Management team, which sets policy and direction for the
corporation. The announcement is part of BB&T's long-term plan
to expand its top leadership group. All three promotions will
become effective Aug. 1, 2016.
"As outstanding leaders with proven track records, Jim, Brant,
and Dontá are excellent additions to our Executive Management
team," said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kelly S. King. "Jim will support Chief Risk
Officer Clarke Starnes with
effective risk management practices, building on our team's
commitment to the long-term strength and stability of BB&T.
Brant will support our successful diversification strategy, leading
the array of businesses included in the Specialized Lending and
Dealer Financial Services segments, and Dontá is well-suited to
build upon our 144-year-old history of serving clients in an
exceptional way."
As deputy chief risk officer, Godwin will be responsible for
supporting the chief risk officer to ensure BB&T has a
comprehensive and effective risk framework.
Godwin, 48, began his 20-year banking career as a part of
BB&T's Leadership Development Program in 1996 and eventually
held roles as a regional financial analyst, business services
officer, credit analysis manager, senior credit officer and
regional loan administrator. In May
2009, he was named credit risk review manager, and in
September 2012 he was named chief
operational risk officer. Godwin was named to his current role as
deputy chief risk officer in January
2016.
Raised in Columbus County,
N.C., Godwin graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance
from the University of North Carolina at
Wilmington and received his MBA from East Carolina University. He also completed the RMA
Advanced Risk Management Program at the Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania.
Upon joining Executive Management, Standridge will assume the
lending group manager role previously held by Steven B. Wiggs, who is retiring later this
year. Standridge will be responsible for the management and
integration of BB&T's specialized lending businesses, including
Insurance Premium Finance, Equipment Finance, Governmental Finance,
Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, LLC, Regional Acceptance
Corporation and Sheffield Financial as well as Dealer Financial
Services.
Standridge, 40, has more than 17 years of banking experience
that began in BB&T's Leadership Development Program in 1998.
His BB&T career has included stints as a credit analyst and
several retail and commercial sales management roles. Standridge
has held market president, regional president and state president
roles in the Community Bank in Annapolis and Baltimore, Md.; Atlanta, Ga.; and he most recently led the
North Texas Region, based in Dallas,
Texas.
Born in Athens, Ga., Standridge
graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from
the University of Georgia. He serves on
the board of the Dallas Regional Chamber and is a member of the
Dallas Citizens Council and Lone Star Young Presidents'
Organization. In Atlanta, Ga.,
Standridge also chaired the capital campaign for the Ron Clark
Academy, raising $4.5 million for a
new teacher training facility.
In his new role as chief client experience officer, Wilson will serve as champion and work to
enhance BB&T's enterprise sales and client service performance.
He will be responsible for corporate marketing, brand advertising,
social media strategy, corporate communications, CRA and community
development, and multicultural banking.
Wilson, 40, has more than 20
years of banking experience. He began his BB&T career in 1995
working in bank operations while in college. He eventually served
in several business development, lending and management roles in
retail and commercial banking. Wilson held area executive, regional president
and state president roles in the Community Bank in Prince William County, Va.; Fairfax, Va.; and Birmingham, Ala. Most recently, he has served
as regional president of the Atlanta,
Ga.-based Northern Georgia Region since 2014.
Born in Fort Bragg, N.C.,
Wilson graduated with a bachelor's
degree in management from the University of
North Carolina at Charlotte and received his MBA from the
University of Maryland. Wilson is also a graduate of the Tuck
Executive Program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and the BB&T Banking School
at Wake Forest University.
Wilson was named to Savoy
Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America
in 2016. He serves on the boards of the Atlanta Metro Chamber,
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Georgia
Chamber of Commerce, Ron Clark Academy and is the founder of
the I Am My Brother's Keeper inner city mentor program.
Wilson is a member of the
Executive Leadership Council, Kappa Alpha Psi Inc., Sigma Pi Phi
(Boule) and 100 Black Men of Atlanta.
"Being the CEO of BB&T is one of the best jobs in the
business. With these additions to our Executive Management team,
I'm more excited than ever to work alongside our 37,000 associates
helping our clients improve their financial lives," King added.
"While I plan to remain in this role for the foreseeable future, I
also believe, with a proven succession plan in place, our company
is well positioned for the next leadership transition."
BB&T's last expanded its Executive Management team in
November 2015 with the additions of
Chief Digital Officer W. Bennett
Bradley and Community Bank Group Executive David H. Weaver, who will assume the leadership
role for the Community Bank effective Jan.
1, 2017. Other Executive Management team members include
King; Chief Operating Officer Chris
Henson; Chief Financial Officer Daryl Bible; Chief Risk Officer Clarke Starnes; Chief Information Officer
Barbara Duck; Deposit, Payment and
Operations Services Manager Donna
Goodrich; President and CEO of BB&T Securities and
Financial Services Manager Rufus
Yates; and General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Robert Johnson Jr.
President of Branch Banking & Trust Ricky Brown and Chief Marketing Officer and
Lending Group Manager Steven B.
Wiggs announced their retirements earlier this year. Brown
will retire effective Dec. 15, 2016,
and Wiggs will retire effective Sept. 30,
2016.
About BB&T
BB&T is one of the largest
financial services holding companies in the U.S. with approximately
$212.4 billion in assets and market
capitalization of approximately $26.0
billion, as of March 31, 2016.
Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., the
company operates 2,263 financial centers in 15 states and
Washington, D.C., and offers a
full range of consumer and commercial banking, securities
brokerage, asset management, mortgage and insurance products and
services. A Fortune 500 company, BB&T is recognized
consistently for outstanding client satisfaction by the U.S. Small
Business Administration, Greenwich Associates, and others. BB&T
also has been named one of the World's Strongest Banks by Bloomberg
Markets Magazine, one of the top three in the U.S. and in the top
15 globally. More information about BB&T and its full line of
products and services is available at BBT.com.
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