SunTrust Pledges Ongoing Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

"As a purpose-driven company, we are dedicated to advancing the financial well-being of all Americans," said SunTrust Chairman and CEO Bill Rogers. "We encourage openness and value different perspectives, experiences and ideas, which inspires bold innovation and greater productivity. By engaging with one another, we more effectively help others achieve financial confidence."

SunTrust has established programs and practices in place to further the company's continued commitment to inclusion, including a national onUp Movement to help all Americans take steps to financial confidence; eight teammate networks to foster diverse ideas and perspectives; a focus on increasing women in leadership roles; and an enhanced maternity and paternity leave policy to provide paid leave of up to 16 weeks for birth mothers and six weeks for fathers, domestic partners and adoptive parents.

SunTrust is one of more than 150 Fortune 500 companies who signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion.

About SunTrust Banks, Inc.
SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI) is a purpose-driven company dedicated to Lighting the Way to Financial Well-Being for the people, businesses, and communities it serves. Headquartered in Atlanta, SunTrust operates an extensive branch and ATM network throughout the high-growth Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states, along with 24-hour digital access. Certain business lines serve consumer, commercial, corporate, and institutional clients nationally. As of March 31, 2017, SunTrust had total assets of $206 billion and total deposits of $163 billion. The Company provides deposit, credit, trust, investment, mortgage, asset management, securities brokerage, and capital market services. SunTrust leads onUp, a national movement inspiring Americans to build financial confidence. Join the movement at onUp.com.

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SOURCE SunTrust Banks, Inc.