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BEN JENKINS


Ben Jenkins

Ben Jenkins

Professional Title:  Interim Chief Operating Officer President of the General Bank

Corporate Title:  Vice Chairman

Responsible for: Overseeing Wachovia’s four primary lines of business and providing executive leadership to the General Bank, which includes retail, mortgage and wholesale activities such as branch delivery, commercial, business and community banking, and dealer financial services.

Joined the company: 1971

In current position since: 1999

Previous Positions at Wachovia:

  • President, First Union, Florida
  • President, First Union, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C.
  • President, First Union, Georgia
  • President, First Union, South Carolina
  • City executive, Raleigh, N.C.

Office Location: Charlotte, N.C.

Education:

  • B.S. in textile chemistry, North Carolina State University
  • M.B.A., University of Alabama

Professional and Community Affiliations:

  • Board of Trustees member, Presbyterian Hospital
  • Member of the Board of Trustees and Chairman, Queens University of Charlotte

Full Name: Benjamin P. Jenkins III