KEN THOMPSON

KEN THOMPSON

Professional Role:  President and CEO
Wachovia Corporation

Corporate Title:  President and CEO 

Joined the company:  1976

In current position since:  2000

Previous Positions at Wachovia:

• Head of Global Capital Markets
• President of Florida banking operations
• Head of Human Resources
• Various other management positions

Office Location:  Charlotte, NC

Education:  B.A. in American Studies, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; M.B.A., Wake Forest University

Professional and Community Affiliations:

• Board member, Hewlett-Packard, Carolinas Healthcare System, PGA Tour
• Trustee, The Morehead-Cain Foundation
• Board member, The Clearing House (Chairman 2004-2005), the Financial Services Roundtable (Chairman 2005), the Financial Services Forum (Chairman), the International Monetary Council (President), The Business Council, and the Federal Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board (2005-2007)
• Board member, Teach For America, United Way of Central Carolinas, Foundation For The Carolinas (Chairman 2008), and the Metropolitan YMCA Board

Full name:  G. Kennedy Thompson

Born:  1950

In addition/Special info: 

• A native of Rocky Mount, N.C., Thompson was a Morehead Scholar at the University of North Carolina.

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