BEN JENKINS

Ben Jenkins
Vice Chairman and President of the General Bank
Wachovia Corporation
Provides executive leadership to: General Bank, which includes retail and wholesale activities such as branch delivery, commercial, business and community banking, Wachovia Dealer Services, real estate financial services, mortgage and corporate customer service excellence.
Full name: Benjamin P. Jenkins III
Joined the company: 1971
In current position since: 1999
Previous positions at the company: 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.
Education: B.S. in textile chemistry, North Carolina State University
M.B.A., University of Alabama
Born: May 8, 1944
Community leadership: Board of Trustees member and Vice Chairman of the Board, Presbyterian Hospital; member of the Board of Trustees and Chairman Elect, Queens University; member of the Board of Directors, Charlotte Symphony