{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"65100","rtpr_id":"nACSQdZ5xa","ticker":"TFC","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["TFC"],"title":"Catherine Bessant Joins Truist Board of Directors","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-06-16T13:00:02.057Z","article_body":"CHARLOTTE, NC / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / June 16,\n2026 / Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE:TFC) announced that its board\nappointed Catherine Bessant to join as a director. Bessant will serve on the\nboard's risk committee.\n\n\"We're delighted to welcome Cathy, with her deep experience in financial\nservices and philanthropy to the Truist board of directors,\" said Truist\nChairman and CEO Bill Rogers. \"Cathy's impressive track record of\npurpose-driven leadership and successful digital, technology and operational\ntransformation on a global scale will serve Truist, our teammates, clients and\nstakeholders well.\"\n\nBessant, inducted into American Banker's \"Most Powerful Women in Banking\" Hall\nof Fame in 2020 after multiple years ranked number one for industry influence\nand execution, most recently served as CEO of Foundation For The Carolinas,\none of the largest community foundations in the U.S.\n\n\"I look forward to working alongside the Truist board to help advance the\ncompany's strategic direction and purpose to inspire and build better lives\nand communities,\" said Bessant. \"I'm honored to join the board of such a great\nfranchise in this exciting moment of industry transformation.\"\n\nCulminating a distinguished four-decade career at Bank of America, Bessant\nretired as vice chair, global strategy, and as a member of the company's\nexecutive management team. Prior to that, she was chief operations and\ntechnology officer, where she led the company's business continuity and\ninformation security strategies and policies. Earlier in her career, Bessant\nheld numerous senior leadership roles, including president, global corporate\nbanking; president, global product solutions and global treasury services;\nchief marketing officer; president, consumer real estate and community\ndevelopment banking; national small business segment executive; and president\nof the Florida market.\n\nBessant serves on the board of directors of Zurich Insurance Group and is on\nthe advisory board for-and a graduate of-the University of Michigan Ross\nSchool of Business. She's also the immediate past chair of the USA Field\nHockey board of directors. Locally in the Queen City, she formerly chaired the\nNorth Tryon Vision Plan Advisory Committee and served as co-chair of the\nCharlotte-Mecklenburg Housing & Homelessness Strategy.\n\nAbout Truist\nTruist Financial Corporation is a purpose-driven financial services company\ncommitted to inspiring and building better lives and communities.\nHeadquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Truist has leading market share in\nmany of the high-growth markets in the U.S. and offers a wide range of\nproducts and services through wholesale and consumer businesses, including\nconsumer and small business banking, commercial and corporate banking,\ninvestment banking and capital markets, wealth management, payments, and\nspecialized lending businesses. Truist is a top-10 commercial bank with total\nassets of $549 billion as of March 31, 2026. Truist Bank, Member FDIC. Equal\nHousing Lender. Learn more at Truist.com (https://pr.report/mnaa).\n(https://app.accessnewswire.com/imagelibrary/684380df-a477-4a7f-bd7d-6f7b55ae7f71/1178098/39f6fdfb-4f20-4a63-b452-6e50f16ee9e5.png)\nCathy Bessant joins Truist board of directors.\n\nFind more stories and multimedia from Truist at 3blmedia.com.\n(https://pr.report/mnab)\n\nContact Info:\nSpokesperson: Truist\nWebsite: https://www.3blmedia.com/profiles/truist\nEmail: info@3blmedia.com\n\nSOURCE: Truist\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/banking-and-financial-services/catherine-bessant-joins-truist-board-of-directors-1178098)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACSQdZ5xa","title":"Catherine Bessant Joins Truist Board of Directors","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"TFC","created":"2026-06-16T13:00:02.057Z","tickers":["TFC"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"CHARLOTTE, NC / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / June 16,\n2026 / Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE:TFC) announced that its board\nappointed Catherine Bessant to join as a director. Bessant will serve on the\nboard's risk committee.\n\n\"We're delighted to welcome Cathy, with her deep experience in financial\nservices and philanthropy to the Truist board of directors,\" said Truist\nChairman and CEO Bill Rogers. \"Cathy's impressive track record of\npurpose-driven leadership and successful digital, technology and operational\ntransformation on a global scale will serve Truist, our teammates, clients and\nstakeholders well.\"\n\nBessant, inducted into American Banker's \"Most Powerful Women in Banking\" Hall\nof Fame in 2020 after multiple years ranked number one for industry influence\nand execution, most recently served as CEO of Foundation For The Carolinas,\none of the largest community foundations in the U.S.\n\n\"I look forward to working alongside the Truist board to help advance the\ncompany's strategic direction and purpose to inspire and build better lives\nand communities,\" said Bessant. \"I'm honored to join the board of such a great\nfranchise in this exciting moment of industry transformation.\"\n\nCulminating a distinguished four-decade career at Bank of America, Bessant\nretired as vice chair, global strategy, and as a member of the company's\nexecutive management team. Prior to that, she was chief operations and\ntechnology officer, where she led the company's business continuity and\ninformation security strategies and policies. Earlier in her career, Bessant\nheld numerous senior leadership roles, including president, global corporate\nbanking; president, global product solutions and global treasury services;\nchief marketing officer; president, consumer real estate and community\ndevelopment banking; national small business segment executive; and president\nof the Florida market.\n\nBessant serves on the board of directors of Zurich Insurance Group and is on\nthe advisory board for-and a graduate of-the University of Michigan Ross\nSchool of Business. She's also the immediate past chair of the USA Field\nHockey board of directors. Locally in the Queen City, she formerly chaired the\nNorth Tryon Vision Plan Advisory Committee and served as co-chair of the\nCharlotte-Mecklenburg Housing & Homelessness Strategy.\n\nAbout Truist\nTruist Financial Corporation is a purpose-driven financial services company\ncommitted to inspiring and building better lives and communities.\nHeadquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Truist has leading market share in\nmany of the high-growth markets in the U.S. and offers a wide range of\nproducts and services through wholesale and consumer businesses, including\nconsumer and small business banking, commercial and corporate banking,\ninvestment banking and capital markets, wealth management, payments, and\nspecialized lending businesses. Truist is a top-10 commercial bank with total\nassets of $549 billion as of March 31, 2026. Truist Bank, Member FDIC. Equal\nHousing Lender. Learn more at Truist.com (https://pr.report/mnaa).\n(https://app.accessnewswire.com/imagelibrary/684380df-a477-4a7f-bd7d-6f7b55ae7f71/1178098/39f6fdfb-4f20-4a63-b452-6e50f16ee9e5.png)\nCathy Bessant joins Truist board of directors.\n\nFind more stories and multimedia from Truist at 3blmedia.com.\n(https://pr.report/mnab)\n\nContact Info:\nSpokesperson: Truist\nWebsite: https://www.3blmedia.com/profiles/truist\nEmail: info@3blmedia.com\n\nSOURCE: Truist\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/banking-and-financial-services/catherine-bessant-joins-truist-board-of-directors-1178098)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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