BB&T named Jim D. Godwin, Brant J. Standridge and Dontá L. Wilson to its executive management team, which sets policy and direction for the corporation. The announcement is part of BB&T’s long-term plan to expand its top leadership group. All three promotions will become effective August 1, 2016.

As deputy chief risk officer, Godwin will be responsible for supporting the chief risk officer to ensure BB&T has a comprehensive and effective risk framework.

Godwin began his 20-year banking career as a part of BB&T’s Leadership Development Program in 1996 and eventually held roles as a regional financial analyst, business services officer, credit analysis manager, senior credit officer and regional loan administrator. In May 2009, he was named credit risk review manager, and in September 2012 he was named chief operational risk officer. Godwin was named to his current role as deputy chief risk officer in January 2016.

Upon joining executive management, Standridge will assume the lending group manager role previously held by Steven B. Wiggs, who is retiring later this year. Standridge will be responsible for the management and integration of BB&T’s specialized lending businesses, including Insurance Premium Finance, Equipment Finance, Governmental Finance, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, Regional Acceptance Corporation and Sheffield Financial as well as Dealer Financial Services.

Standridge has more than 17 years of banking experience that began in BB&T’s Leadership Development Program in 1998. His BB&T career has included stints as a credit analyst and several retail and commercial sales management roles. Standridge has held market president, regional president and state president roles in the Community Bank in Annapolis and Baltimore and Atlanta and he most recently led the North Texas Region, based in Dallas.

Wilson has more than 20 years of banking experience. He began his BB&T career in 1995 working in bank operations while in college. He eventually served in several business development, lending and management roles in retail and commercial banking. Wilson held area executive, regional president and state president roles in the Community Bank in Prince William County, VA; Fairfax, VA and Birmingham, AL. Most recently, he has served as regional president of the Atlanta-based Northern Georgia Region since 2014.