Awards & Recognition
★2015 American Banker Banker of the Year
★2018 North Carolina Business Hall of Fame
★2021 North Carolina Banking Hall of Fame
★2021 Charlotte Business Journal Businessperson of the Year
★2016 Old Hickory Council Distinguished Citizen Award
★2015 SNL Financial Top 5 Most Influential in Banking
★2015 BankInfoSecurity Top 10 Influencers in Banking InfoSec
★2011 Institutional Investor #3 Best CEO ranking
Notable Facts
→Served 49 years with BB&T/Truist, rising from Management Development Program to CEO
→Led the BB&T-SunTrust merger creating Truist Financial, one of largest US banks
→Served on Federal Advisory Council of Federal Reserve (President in 2016)
→Board member Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 2009-2012
→Currently Senior Advisor at KSK Investors with his son Ken
→Founded BB&T Lighthouse Project volunteer program
→Established BB&T Leadership Institute
→Wikipedia page documenting career achievements