Chris Henson just gained more responsibility at BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C.
The $223 billion-asset BB&T said in a press release Wednesday that Henson, its chief operating officer, had also become its president, effective immediately. He succeeded Ricky Brown, who
Henson added oversight of BB&T's community banking division to an already extensive list of duties. He handles a number of the company's core businesses, including data and technology; deposit, payment and operations; enterprise digital strategy; mortgages; insurance services and legal. Henson is also responsible for BB&T's specialized lending units.
Henson has spent his entire banking career at BB&T, completing the company's leadership training program in 1985. He became chief operating officer in 2009.
BB&T said in the release that Kelly King expects to remain chairman and CEO "for the foreseeable future."