James M. Wells III
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
OccupationBanker
EmployerSunTrust Banks

James M. Wells III is an American banker.

Early life

James M. Wells III was born circa 1948.[1] He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1]

Career

Wells joined United Virginia Bank. in 1976.[2] United Virginia eventually became Crestar, then SunTrust, where he worked his way up to CEO.[3] He was replaced by William H. Rogers Jr., on June 1, 2011.[4]

Wells served as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the Financial Services Roundtable, Visa U.S.A. Inc., the Crestar Financial Corporation, and the Crestar Bank, acquired by SunTrust Banks in 1998.[1][5][6]

Wells is a trustee of the Georgia Research Alliance.[1][7] Since November 2010, he has been director of Operation HOPE Inc.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Suntrust Banks Inc (STI:New York): James M. Wells III". Bloomberg. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ Forbes
  3. ↑ 2008 CEO Compensation for James M. Wells III Archived 2014-01-17 at the Wayback Machine, Equilar.com
  4. ↑ "SunTrust Banks, Inc., Announces Executive Leadership Transition". SunTrust. April 21, 2011. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
  5. ↑ BizJournals
  6. ↑ "Financial Services Roundtable Board". Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  7. ↑ "Georgia Research Alliance Board of Trustees". Archived from the original on 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
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