Truist appoints Brad Bender as Chief Risk Officer; Clarke Starnes III retires after 42 years

TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP

Clarke Starnes III retires as Vice Chair and CRO; remains Senior Advisor through April 30, 2025.
Brad Bender, previously interim CIO and Head of Enterprise Operational Services, named CRO effective immediately.
Bender oversees all risk functions: credit, market, liquidity, operational, compliance, technology, regulatory relations, ethics, financial crimes.
Starnes to receive base salary and 2024 incentive during transition; eligible for severance plan benefits after advisory role ends.

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Appointed

Brad Bender

Chief Risk Officer

TFC · TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP

Effective: 2024-11-13
Filed: November 13, 2024, 6:59 PM ET

appointed Brad Bender, who previously served as Truist’s Head of Enterprise Operational Services and interim Chief Information Officer, to the role of Truist’s Chief Risk Officer

Role change

Clarke R. Starnes III

Vice Chair and Chief Risk Officer

TFC · TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP

Effective: 2024-11-13
Successor: Brad Bender
Filed: November 13, 2024, 6:59 PM ET

agreed that Clarke R. Starnes III will retire from that position and as Vice Chair

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Brad Bender was appointed as Chief Risk Officer at TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP.

Action: appointed
Role: Chief Risk Officer

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appointed Brad Bender, who previously served as Truist’s Head of Enterprise Operational Services and interim Chief Information Officer, to the role of Truist’s Chief Risk Officer

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Clarke R. Starnes III changed role as Vice Chair and Chief Risk Officer at TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP.

Action: retire
Role: Vice Chair and Chief Risk Officer

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agreed that Clarke R. Starnes III will retire from that position and as Vice Chair

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