WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.,
March 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- BB&T today announced Christian
Corts has been named president for its Tennessee Region.
Corts most recently served as the regional corporate banking
manager for South Carolina in
Greenville, S.C. He replaces
Mike Willett who is relocating to
Winston-Salem where he will join
the tax exempt lending area within Community Banking
Administration. The changes are effective immediately.
"Christian brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to a
region that continues to have significant growth opportunities for
us," said David Weaver, president,
BB&T Community Banking. "His leadership skills and diverse
lending background will be a tremendous asset to the region.
Christian is well-suited to move into this important leadership
role."
Corts, 32, has more than 10 years of banking experience. He
joined BB&T through its Leadership Development Program in 2008.
From 2009 to 2011, Corts was an asset-based lending client
administration services manager in Winston-Salem, N.C. He relocated to
Houston in 2011 where he served as
an asset-based lending commercial finance specialist (2011-2013),
regional corporate banker and regional corporate banking manager
(2013-2016). In 2016, he was named the South Carolina Corporate
Banking manager.
A native of Greenville, S.C.,
Corts received his bachelor's degree in finance from Samford University. He is as a board member for The
Children's Museum of the Upstate; a trustee of South Carolina
Independent Colleges and Universities; and a graduate of Leadership
South Carolina. He has served as a trustee of the Houston Grand
Opera and as a banking advisory board member of the University of Houston, Bauer School of Business.
"I am truly excited about this new challenge and the opportunity
to work with our exceptional regional team and clients," Corts
said. "Tennessee has great growth
potential, and I am eager to build on the momentum this team has
established."
Willett, 57, has more than 33 years of financial services
experience. Willett has been with BB&T since 1989. He has
served as business services officer in Sanford, N.C.; city executive in Siler City and Wadesboro, N.C.; regional retail banking
manager in the Western Region (N.C.); and city/area executive in
Asheville, N.C. Willett was first
named president for the Western in 2004 and then named regional
president of Tennessee in
2013.
"Mike has done a terrific job in a number of different roles for
BB&T," Weaver said. "His knowledge and experience will provide
an immediate asset to a very important growth area in Community
Banking."
Willett earned his bachelor's degree from Elon College and his MBA from Campbell. He is a native of Asheboro, N.C., and very active in the
community serving on a number of various boards.
"The time I've spent with BB&T in the regions has been some
of the most rewarding of my career," Willett said. "I've had the
honor to work with great clients and great banking teams, and I
look forward to this new challenge."
BB&T operates 48 financial centers in Tennessee and divides its footprint into
community bank regions – each with its own president – to keep
decisions local and close to the customer.
About BB&T
BB&T is one of the largest financial services holding
companies in the U.S. with $221.6
billion in assets and market capitalization of $38.9 billion as of Dec.
31, 2017. Building on a long tradition of excellence in
community banking, BB&T offers a wide range of financial
services including retail and commercial banking, investments,
insurance, wealth management, asset management, mortgage, corporate
banking, capital markets and specialized lending. Based in
Winston-Salem, N.C., BB&T
operates over 2,000 financial centers in 15 states and Washington, D.C. A Fortune 500 company,
BB&T is consistently recognized for outstanding client service
by Greenwich Associates for small business and middle market
banking. More information about BB&T and its full line of
products and services is available at BBT.com.
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