Kelly King biography
Kelly S. King serves as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He has forged a lifetime of leadership experience with Truist, devoting 38 of his 47 years of service to Truist as a member of Executive Leadership. He has assumed leadership roles in commercial and retail banking, operations, insurance, corporate financial services, investment services and capital markets. Mr. King is credited with leading Truist to continued profitability and financial stability through the economic downturn beginning in 2008. His unwavering commitment to the company’s purpose, mission and values has led to a nationally recognized teammate volunteer program, called the Lighthouse Project, which has completed more than 12,000 projects since 2009. Mr. King served as the Fifth District representative on the Federal Advisory Council of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 2013 through 2016, and served as President of the Federal Advisory Council in 2016. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Bank Policy Institute and previously served on the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond from 2009 to 2011. Mr. King also has served as Chairman of the North Carolina Bankers Association board and as Vice Chairman of the American Bankers Council. In 2018, Mr. King was inducted into the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame. Mr. King was named the Banker of the Year for 2015 by American Banker magazine. His leadership steered the successful completion of our 2015 acquisition of Susquehanna Bancshares—a transaction that was named M&A Deal of the Year (Over $1B to $5B) by The M&A Advisor. Mr. King was named by SNL Financial as one of its “Most Influential” in banking in 2015 and 2014. In 2011, he was ranked #3 “Best CEO” by sell-side analysts in a study by Institutional Investor magazine. Since 2009, Truist has led all U.S. banks in total awards for small business and middle market banking by Greenwich Associates.
What is the salary of Kelly King?
As the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Truist, the total compensation of Kelly King at Truist is $11,491,100. There are no executives at Truist getting paid more.
