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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
  
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)    
 
November 1, 2018
 
 
 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Georgia
 
001-08918
 
58-1575035
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
303 Peachtree St., N.E., Atlanta, Georgia
 
30308
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code    
 (800) 786-8787
 
 
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 1, 2018, SunTrust Banks, Inc. (“SunTrust”) issued a news release announcing a personnel change to its executive leadership team. Jerome T. Lienhard II, Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, has advised SunTrust that he plans to retire on December 31, 2018. Ellen C. Koebler will succeed Mr. Lienhard and become Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer on January 1, 2019. In this role, Ms. Koebler will be responsible for SunTrust’s risk discipline, including credit, market, operational, compliance and technology risk. She will also oversee the risk review assurance function and portfolio risk analytics and modeling.

A copy of the news release issued by SunTrust announcing this change is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
 
99.1    News release dated November 1, 2018
 


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
(Registrant)
Date: November 1, 2018
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Curt Phillips
 
 
 
 
 
Curt Phillips, Senior Vice President, Assistant General
 
 
 
 
 
Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary