SunTrust Banks, Inc. is pleased to announce that Jenna Kelly has been appointed president and CEO of the Atlanta Division of SunTrust, effective April 3, 2017. Kelly will succeed and report to Allison Dukes, who was recently promoted to Commercial and Business Banking executive. Kelly currently serves as chairman, president and CEO for the Charlotte, NC market. Dukes will retain her position as chairman of the Atlanta Division.  

“Under Jenna Kelly’s leadership, our Charlotte market team experienced double digit growth by delivering on our purpose of Lighting the Way to Financial Well-Being for our clients. I’m confident that she will bring that same client-first focus to Atlanta,” said Allison Dukes, Commercial and Business Banking executive.

Kelly has enjoyed a more than 20-year career in banking, including roles in commercial banking, middle market banking, corporate and investment banking and syndicated finance. She began her career in 1993 with the Trust Company of Georgia's Corporate Banking Training Program, a predecessor of SunTrust and spent 11 years in Atlanta building relationships with Atlanta-based clients as part of Corporate Banking and Syndicated Finance. Jenna holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.