WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.,
Nov. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) today named two new
members to its executive management team. The announcement, which
is effective Jan. 1, 2016, is part of
a long-term plan to expand its top leadership group.
W. Bennett Bradley, president of
Payment Solutions, and David H.
Weaver, Community Banking group executive, will join the 11
current members of the executive management team, which sets policy
and direction for the corporation.
"In a rapidly changing technological and client service
environment, these moves position our management team for the
future. Bennett and David are both proven leaders who, along with
the rest of our management team, will continue to build on our
143-year legacy as a client-centered, financially sound
institution," said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Kelly S. King.
As president of BB&T Payment Solutions Division, Bradley,
53, is currently responsible for Treasury Services and Commercial
Deposits, Merchant Services, International Services and Association
Services as well as card issuing for credit, debit and prepaid
businesses.
Upon joining executive management, Bradley will assume the new
role of Chief Digital Officer. Bradley will be responsible for
establishing BB&T's future digital strategy and working with
lines of business to develop a digital roadmap to ensure the
corporation is always current, competitive and providing a complete
digital experience for clients.
"Joining BB&T's executive management team is a great honor
for me, and I look forward to helping our company move forward on
our digital journey as we fulfill our mission to help our clients
achieve economic success and financial security," Bradley said.
Bradley served as manager of Electronic Delivery Systems and
held various credit roles including senior credit officer of the
Eastern Region before assuming his current role.
A native of Tarboro, N.C.,
Bradley is a 30-year banking veteran and joined BB&T through
the Leadership Development Program.
Bradley is a recognized leader in the payments industry and
serves on the boards of The Clearing House Payment Company and
Secure Digital, LLC. He has also served on the NACHA Board of
Directors, STAR Advisory Board and VISA Risk Committee.
Bradley is a graduate of North Carolina
State University and the Banking School of the South at
Louisiana State University.
As executive vice president and Community Banking group
executive, Weaver, 48, oversees nine BB&T Community Bank
regions in Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, and the newly formed Central
Pennsylvania Region. Weaver will continue in this role and provide
the executive team a unique vision and perspective on our Community
Bank clients and their needs.
"I am excited to be joining the executive management team as we
move into the next phase of change in the banking industry and look
forward to our continued focus on client service and growing
shareholder value," Weaver said.
A native of Raleigh, N.C.,
Weaver was named regional president of the Triangle Region and
Raleigh city executive before
assuming his current responsibilities. A 26-year banking veteran,
Weaver joined BB&T as a business services officer focusing on
middle market C&I and CRE clients.
Weaver serves on the Bankers Advisory Board for the Conference
of State Bank Supervisors. He has also served as a board member for
the Greater Raleigh Chamber of
Commerce and Communities in Schools of North Carolina, as trustee for Wake Education
Partnership, and Wake County chair
of the United Way of the Greater Triangle Campaign.
Weaver earned both his bachelor's degree in business
administration and MBA from the University of
North Carolina Chapel Hill.
BB&T's other executive management team members include King,
Chief Operating Officer Chris
Henson, President of Branch Banking & Trust Ricky Brown, Chief Financial Officer
Daryl Bible, Chief Risk Officer
Clarke Starnes, Enterprise Risk
Manager Barbara Duck, Deposits and
Operations Manager Donna Goodrich,
Chief Marketing Officer and Lending Group Manager Steve Wiggs, Chief Corporate Communications
Officer Cynthia Williams, President
and CEO of BB&T Securities and Manager of BB&T Capital
Markets Rufus Yates, and General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Robert Johnson, Jr.
BB&T last expanded its executive management team in
December 2014.
About BB&T
BB&T is one of the largest
financial services holding companies in the U.S. with approximately
$208.8 billion in assets and market
capitalization of approximately $27.8
billion, as of Sept. 30, 2015.
Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., the
company operates 2,150 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 consistently
recognized for outstanding client satisfaction by the U.S. Small
Business Administration, Greenwich Associates and others. BB&T
has also 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 www.BBT.com.
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