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SunTrust Banks in Atlanta reported higher first-quarter profit as stronger fee income and lower expenses helped offset a drop in income from lending.
April 20 - Utah
Zions Bancorp. in Salt Lake City has hired a SunTrust Banks executive to replace Doyle Arnold, who is retiring in May as chief financial officer.
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They spent their formative years analyzing balance sheets saddled with problem assets. They watched their mentors struggle to keep their banks afloat through the crisis. And they took good notes.
May 3
SunTrust Banks in Atlanta has promoted its head of commercial specialty segments to corporate treasurer.
Kevin Blair will report to chief financial officer Aleem Gillani, starting July 1. The position was made vacant when
Blair will supervise the $189.9 billion-asset SunTrust's liquidity, capital management, investment portfolio and balance-sheet strategy. As head of commercial specialty segments, Blair led auto dealer, insurance premium financing and Small Business Administration lending. Blair, who has worked at SunTrust for 17 years, previously headed SunTrust's Georgia/North Florida region.
Blair "brings a formidable understanding of how treasury and the business can work together," Gillani said in a news release. Gillani filled in as treasurer after Burdiss's departure.
