KESSEL D. STELLING - Corporate Board Profile

SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2018-03-16	Kessel D. Stelling is the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Synovus Financial Corp.... Mr. Stelling's extensive banking and leadership experience, along with his in-depth knowledge of our corporate strategy and day-to-day operations, provides our Board with an important resource in understanding our markets and industry and in effectively managing our risk. Mr. Stelling does not receive additional compensation for serving as a director; his compensation is described under the Summary Compensation Table.
2019-03-12	Mr. Stelling does not receive any additional compensation for serving as a director. His 2018 compensation is described under the Summary Compensation Table found on page 46 of this Proxy Statement.
2020-03-11	Kessel D. Stelling is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Synovus. He has been Chairman since January 2012 and Chief Executive Officer since October 2010. Mr. Stelling also served as President from October 2010 until December 2019, after serving as Acting Chief Executive Officer from June to October 2010. Prior to that time and since February 2010, Mr. Stelling served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Synovus. From June 2008 until February 2010, Mr. Stelling served as the Regional Chief Executive Officer of Synovus’ Atlanta area market. Prior to that time, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of North Georgia, having been appointed to that position in December 2006. Mr. Stelling founded Riverside Bancshares, Inc. and Riverside Bank in 1996 and served as its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer until 2006 when Riverside was acquired by Synovus. Prior to that time, Mr. Stelling worked in various management capacities in banking in the Atlanta region, having begun his career in the industry in 1974. Mr. Stelling holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia and is a graduate of Louisiana State University School of Banking of the South. He serves as a Class A director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and serves on the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and on the board of Georgia Power, the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, a public company and one of the nation’s largest generators of electricity. Mr. Stelling also serves as the treasurer and as a member of the executive committee of the Bank Policy Institute and as a director of several civic and non-profit organizations, including the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the Georgia Historical Society. In addition, he has been named as one of the “100 Most Influential Georgians” by Georgia Trend magazine every year since 2009. Mr. Stelling’s extensive banking and leadership experience, along with his in-depth knowledge of our corporate strategy and day-to-day operations, provides our Board with an important resource in understanding our markets and industry and in effectively managing our risk.
2021-03-10	Kessel D. Stelling 64 2010 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Synovus Financial Corp. E (Chair) Director Compensation Table Messrs. Stelling and Blair did not receive any additional compensation for serving as directors. Their 2020 compensation is described under the Summary Compensation Table.
2022-03-15	Kessel D. Stelling is the Executive Chairman of the Board of Synovus... Director Compensation Table notes that Messrs. Stelling and Blair did not receive any additional compensation for serving as directors. Their 2021 compensation is described under the Summary Compensation Table on page 49. Summary Compensation Table: Kessel D. Stelling 2021 Total Compensation $5,914,357.