Leslie Mayo Baker

Background

Baker, Leslie Mayo was born on May 22, 1942 in Brunswick, Maryland. Son of Leslie Mayo Senior and Betty Jane (Rinker) Baker.

Education

Bachelor in English Literature, U. Richmond, 1964; Master of Business Administration, University of Virginia, 1969.

Career

With, Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since 1969; assistant vice president, Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1972-1973; vice president general loan administration office, then vice president loan administration office, Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1973-1974; vice president, manager international department, Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1974-1977; senior vice president, manager international department, Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1977-1980; executive vice president division executive administration, Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1980-1990; president, chief Executive officer, Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1990-1998; president, Chief Executive Officer, Wachovia Corporation, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since 1998.

Achievements

• Leslie Mayo Baker has been listed as a noteworthy Banker by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Southeastern Center Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, 1988. Trustee Colgate Darden Graduate School, Charlottesville, since 1982. Board visitors U. North Carolina Graduate School, Chapel Hill, 1988.

Trustee Summit School, Winston-Salem, 1988. Captain United States Marine Corps, 1964-1967, Vietnam. Member Robert Morris Associations (senior associate Philadelphia since 1980).

Connections

Married Suzanne Baldwin Borum, December 19, 1964. Children: Leslie Roderic, Benjamin Spencer, LeslieMargaret Cecil.