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