SunTrust Banks announced that Allison Dukes has been appointed Commercial and Business Banking executive, effective April 3. Dukes succeeds Hugh "Beau" Cummins III, who was recently appointed Wholesale Segment executive. She currently serves as chairman, president and CEO of the Atlanta Division of SunTrust, and will retain her position as chairman of the Atlanta Division. 

SunTrust has invested in a number of unique capabilities to help commercial and business clients achieve growth for their companies. In this role, Dukes will lead the line of business across all geographic divisions, and oversee the delivery of targeted industry specialties, as well as Dealer and Premium Assignment Corporation. Further, she will be responsible for delivering the full complement of SunTrust’s commercial banking products and services, as well as coordinating the delivery of investment banking and capital markets capabilities offered by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey to the commercial and business banking clients of SunTrust.

Dukes began her career at SunTrust in 1997 in corporate banking. She progressed through a series of leadership positions in corporate and investment banking, private wealth management, and finance, including managing director and head of syndicated finance originations for SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and chief financial officer of Consumer Banking and Private Wealth Management. Dukes was named Atlanta Division president in 2015. She serves on the board of directors of Haverty Furniture Companies Inc., and various civic and community organizations including the executive board of Junior Achievement of Georgia, the Atlanta History Center, the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation.