Meredith Forrester to Join Synovus as New Chief Audit Executive
August 25 2021 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV) today announced the
appointment of Meredith Forrester as executive vice president and
chief audit executive, effective September 8. She was most recently
business, strategy and operations leader at Truist, following more
than 15 years of leadership in risk management and audit at
SunTrust. Forrester succeeds Steve Sawyer, who will retire after 41
years of service, including 18 years as chief executive
auditor.
“Meredith is a highly experienced audit and risk management
executive, with a strong record of leading transformational
initiatives and high-performing teams,” said Kevin Blair, president
and CEO of Synovus. “Under Steve’s leadership, and in conjunction
with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, Synovus has
built a robust and independent audit function, and we couldn’t be
more excited for Meredith to build on Steve’s great work. We are so
grateful to Steve for four decades of quiet and steady service, and
we congratulate him on a well-earned retirement.”
Forrester joined SunTrust in 2000 and was appointed managing
director, internal audit, in 2011; senior managing director,
internal audit, in 2015; and deputy general auditor in 2019.
Following the merger of SunTrust and BB&T, she was named
business, strategy and operations leader at Truist, where she
functioned as chief operating and administrative officer for Legal,
HR, and Inclusion and Diversity.
Forrester earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration
from the University of Georgia and an MBA from Georgia State
University.
Synovus Financial Corp. is a financial services company
based in Columbus, Georgia, with approximately $55 billion in
assets. Synovus provides commercial and retail banking, investment,
and mortgage services through 285 branches in Georgia, Alabama,
South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee. Synovus is a Great Place to
Work-Certified Company and is on the web at synovus.com, and on
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
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