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BEN JENKINS


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