William H. Rogers Jr.

William H. Rogers Jr.
Born 1957/1958 (age 60–61)[1]
Nationality American
Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Georgia State University
Occupation Banker
Salary $8,173,407 (2016)[1]
Title Chairman and CEO, SunTrust Banks

William H. Rogers Jr. (born 1957/1958) is an American businessman.[2][1][3] He is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of SunTrust Banks.[2][1][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Early life

William H. Rogers Jr. received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from Georgia State University.[1][3][5][6]

Career

Rogers started his career at the Trust Company of Georgia, later merged with SunBanks, Inc. of Florida in 1985 to form SunTrust Banks.[2] He was corporate executive vice president, and later chief operating officer.[1][7] He has been president since December 2008, CEO since June 2011, and chairman since January 2012, replacing James M. Wells, III.[1][3][5][6][7][8] As of June 30, 2017 the bank has total assets of $207 billion and total deposits of $160 billion.[9] In 2012, under his first year of tenure, profits jumped to US$1.96 billion, partly thanks to the sale of shares in the Coca-Cola Company.[10][11]

Rogers is a member of the Federal Advisory Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.[12]

In 2012, he earned US$2.83 million.[3]

Philanthropy

Rogers is a board member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Operation HOPE, and chair of Achieve Atlanta.[13][14][15] He is a member of Emory University's board of trustees [16] and the Atlanta Committee for Progress [17] He serves on the board of The Clearing House and the Financial Services Roundtable,[18] and is a member of the Federal Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve.[19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Stocks". Bloomberg.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "Forbes".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "#423 William H Rogers Jr - Forbes.com". www.forbes.com.
  4. ↑ "SunTrust Banks, Inc. - Governance - Board of Directors". www.suntrust.com.
  5. 1 2 3 "LEADERSHIP - Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta".
  6. 1 2 3 "Operation Hope".
  7. 1 2 3 Sara Lepro, Can New CEO Keep SunTrust Independent?, American Banker, April 2011
  8. 1 2 Rogers named SunTrust chairman, Memphis Business Journal, November 16, 2011
  9. ↑ "SunTrust expands commercial banking footprint in Cleveland Cincinnati Dallas–Fort Worth". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  10. ↑ SunTrust Q3 earnings spike to $1.07 billion on Coca-Cola sale, Atlanta Business Chronicle, October 12, 2012
  11. ↑ Jacques Couret, SunTrust profit jumps to $1.96B in 2012, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Jan 18, 2013
  12. ↑ "Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta". Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
  13. ↑ "Board of Governors". Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
  14. ↑ "Operation Hope". Operation Hope.
  15. ↑ "Achieve Atlanta". Achieve Atlanta.
  16. ↑ "Emory University". Emory University.
  17. ↑ "Atlanta Committee for Progress".
  18. ↑ "FSR Board of Directors". Financial Services Roundtable.
  19. ↑ "Federal Advisory Council". Federal Reserve.
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