CHARLOTTE, N.C. On October 16, 2026 / PRNewswire / -- Truist Financial Corporation ( NYSE : TFC ) Today, we announce several appointments to the executive leadership team to complement the existing staff and focus on the company's next phase of growth.
These appointments are built upon Truist's strengths in consumer banking and small business banking, and support the company's continued focus on expanding core deposits, deepening key banking relationships, as well as investing in the capabilities needed to serve customers.
Truist, President and CEO, Mike Lyons stated: " Truist possesses all the conditions to become one of the best-performing banks in the United States. These executive appointments will help ensure that we have sufficient leadership, organizational structure, and accountability mechanisms to execute our strategy with strict discipline."
Leadership Appointment
D. Steve Boland will join Truist as Vice Chairman, responsible for cross-company collaboration, driving the bank's strategic agenda, and supporting the execution of top priorities. Boland has over 30 years of experience in financial services. Before retiring from Bank of America in 2025, he served as the company's Chief Executive Officer and previously held the position of President of Retail Banking.
Shimna Sameer was previously announced by Truist to join and lead Truist Wealth, where she will assume the role of Chief Consumer Banker. Before joining Truist, Sameer held important positions in consumer banking, wealth management, and private banking at Bank of America for over 20 years. She will be responsible for driving Truist to expand core deposits, deepen key banking relationships, and enhance the customer experience and capabilities to support these goals. Jeff Dunn (responsible for Private Banking, Specialized Wealth, and Institutional Business) and Bryan Cram (responsible for Truist Wealth Brokerage) will temporarily co-serve as co-heads of Truist Wealth and report to the Chief Wholesale Banking Officer Kristin Lesher.
Jeff Warner will join Truist to serve as the Chief Small Business Banking Officer. Warner comes from PNC Financial Services Group, where he has served small businesses, corporations, and public financial customers for over 25 years, and has led large-scale operational teams. Recently, he has held the position of head of the small business division at PNC.
Lyons indicates: "We possess significant advantages, including strong customer relationships, an attractive network of locations, an excellent team of colleagues, and a business with great potential. These leaders all have outstanding resumes that demonstrate their capability to drive growth and achieve operational excellence."
Boland, Sameer, and Warner will all report directly to Lyons.
Truist Chief Consumer and Small Business Banking Officer Dont á Wilson will be leaving the company. Truist wishes to thank Dont á for his leadership, the foundation he laid for the business, and his many contributions to the company and its community.
About Truist
Truist Financial Corporation ( NYSE : TFC ) is a mission-driven financial services company dedicated to inspiring and building a better life and community. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company holds a leading market share in many high-growth markets in the United States and provides a wide range of products and services through its wholesale and retail businesses, including consumer and small business banking, commercial and corporate banking, investment banking and capital markets, wealth management, payments, and specialized lending services. Truist is one of the top ten commercial banks in the United States, with total assets of $554 billion as of September 30, 2026. Truist Bank, FDIC is a member of Equal Housing Lending Institutions. For more information, please visit Truist.com.
