William H. Rogers, Jr.
William H. Rogers, Jr. | |
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Nationality | American |
Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Georgia State University |
Occupation | Banker |
Employer | SunTrust Banks |
William H. Rogers, Jr. is an American businessman.[1][2][3] He is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust Banks.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
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Early life
William H. Rogers, Jr. received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.B.A. from Georgia State University.[2][3][5][6]
Career
Rogers started his career at the Trust Company of Georgia, later merged with SunTrust Banks.[1] He was Corporate Executive Vice President, and later Chief Operating Officer.[2][7] He has been President since December 12, 2008, CEO since April 2011, and Chairman since January 1, 2012, replacing James M. Wells, III.[2][3][5][6][7][8] The bank has $32 billion in local deposits and 187 area branches.[9] [10] 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.[9][10]
He has been a Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta since January 1, 2012.[2][5] He has served on the Board of Directors, as well as Audit and Compensation Committees of Books-A-Million, the second largest chain of bookstores in the United States, since November 2000.[1][5][6][11]
In 2012, he earned US$2.83 million.[3]
Philanthropy
Rogers formerly sat on the Board of Trustees of The Lovett School.[5][6] He is the Chair of the Board of Directors for Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, and sits on the Board of Trustees of the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta.[5][6][12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Forbes
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Bloomberg BusinessWeek
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Forbes 2012
- ↑ SunTrust Banks Board of Directors
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Operation Hope
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Sara Lepro, Can New CEO Keep SunTrust Independent?, American Banker, April 2011
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Rogers named SunTrust chairman, Memphis Business Journal, November 16, 2011
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 SunTrust Q3 earnings spike to $1.07 billion on Coca-Cola sale, Atlanta Business Chronicle, October 12, 2012
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Jacques Couret, SunTrust profit jumps to $1.96B in 2012, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Jan 18, 2013
- ↑ Books-A-Million company profile
- ↑ Jacques Couret, Woodruff Arts Center names 12 trustees, Atlanta Business Chronicle, June 07, 2012