Sector: Financials
Director information for SOUTHSTATE BANK CORP (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin J. Sasse | President Emeritus and Professor, Hamilton School, University of Florida; Former U.S. Senator for the State of Nebraska | 54 | ["Former U.S. Senator from Nebraska","13th President of the University of Florida","Assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin","Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services","Experience advising non-profit organizations","Background in government, cybersecurity, geopolitical strategy, strategic planning and thinking, finance"] | [] | 2026 |
| David G. Salyers | Retired, Executive responsible for Growth and Hospitality, Chick-Fil-A, Inc., Atlanta, GA; Director; Member | 67 | ["Retired executive responsible for growth and hospitality at Chick-fil-A, Inc.","Served on the Board of Directors of Live Oak Banking Company","Inaugural Start Up Mentor-In-Residence at the University of Georgia","Author of the book 'Remarkable!' on company culture","Experience in operating a national service-oriented business","Leadership development"] | ["Audit","Compensation","Risk","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| David R. Brooks | Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | 67 | ["Former Chairman and CEO of Independent Financial","Former President/CEO of Texas Commerce Bank-Brookhollow","Chairman of the Board at Capital Southwest Corporation","Board of Regents for Baylor University","Former President of the Board of Trustees of the McKinney Independent School District","Former member of the McKinney City Council","Served on the boards of McKinney Economic Development Corporation","Former Chief Financial Officer at Baylor University","Board of Trustees at Houston Baptist University"] | [] | 2026 |
| Douglas J. Hertz | Member | [] | ["Compensation Committee"] | 2026 | |
| G. Ruffner Page, Jr. | Chief Executive Officer, O’Neal Industries, Inc.; Member | 66 | ["Chief Executive Officer of O’Neal Industries","Former President and Chief Operating Officer of O’Neal Industries","Former President of McWane, Inc.","Former Executive Vice President of National Bank of Commerce","Director for Alabama National Bancorporation"] | ["Audit","Compensation","Governance & Nominating","Audit Committee","Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
| G. Stacy Smith | Partner, Trinity Investment Group; Managing Partner, Stillwater Mountain Ranch LLC; Member | 58 | ["Managing Partner and co-founder of Stillwater Mountain Ranch LLC","Co-founder and active partner in Trinity Investment Group","Former portfolio manager of Walker Smith Capital","Started career as an energy analyst at Wasserstein Perella & Co.","Experience in overseeing management of investment firms"] | ["Audit","Risk"] | 2026 |
| James W. Roquemore | Retired, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Patten Seed Company, Super Sod; Director; Member | 71 | ["Retired Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Patten Seed Company, Super Sod","Served as Chief Executive Officer from 1995 until retirement in September 2020","Current President and Chairman of the Board of YC Holdings, Inc.","Chairman of the Board of Directors of Orbis Health Solutions","Over 50 years of management, marketing, human resources, financial, operations, and customer service experience"] | ["Audit","Risk","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Janet P. Froetscher | Board Chair and Senior Advisor, J.B and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation; Member | 66 | ["Former President of the J.B and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation","Former Chief Executive Officer of Special Olympics","Former President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Safety Council","Former Chief Executive Officer of the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago","Corporate experience in banking and finance"] | ["Audit","Compensation","Governance and Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
| Jean E. Davis | Member | [] | ["Compensation Committee","Governance and Nominating Committee"] | 2026 | |
| John C. Corbett | Chief Executive Officer, SouthState and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, Winter Haven, FL | 57 | ["Chief Executive Officer of the Company","President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank","President and Chief Executive Officer of CenterState","Executive Vice President at CenterState from 2007 to 2015","Chief Executive Officer and director of CenterState Bank from 2003 to June 2020","Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at CenterState Bank from 2000 to 2003","Vice President of Commercial Banking at First Union National Bank in Florida from 1990 to 1999"] | [] | 2026 |
| Joshua A. Snively | President, ADM Global Citrus Platform and President, Florida Chemical Company, LLC, Winter Haven, FL; Director; Chair; Member | 61 | ["President of ADM Global Citrus Platform","President of Florida Chemical Company, LLC","Former Executive Vice President of Operations for Flotek","Former Vice President of Commercial Agriculture Finance at SunTrust Bank","Commercial lender for Farm Credit of Central Florida","B.S. in Finance and Citrus Management from Florida Southern College","Experience with global sales and procurement strategies"] | ["Audit","Compensation","Audit Committee","Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
| Martin B. Davis | Retired, Executive Vice President, Southern Company Services, and Chief Information Officer, Southern Company, Atlanta, GA; Director; Chair; Member | 63 | ["Over 35 years leading complex technology organizations in highly regulated environments","Executive Vice President of Southern Company Services and Chief Information Officer of Southern Company","Leadership in information technology strategy development, operations, and delivery","Experience with Wells Fargo including Chief Technology Officer and head of Enterprise Technology Services","Recognized as one of the '50 Most Important African Americans in Technology'","Named in '75 Most Powerful African Americans in Corporate America'","Named one of the 'Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America' in 2019 and 2020","2021 TechBridge Ed Steinike CIO of the Year","Serves on Board of Directors of the American Heart Association’s Southeast Region and Piedmont Healthcare"] | ["Audit","Risk","Governance and Nominating Committee","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Merriann Metz | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Secretary, Publix Super Markets, Inc.; Member | 51 | ["Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Secretary for Publix Super Markets, Inc.","Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Secretary (2019 to 2022)","Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary (2016 to 2019)","Senior Attorney (2006 to 2016)","Legal practice in commercial real estate transactions and real estate litigation","Director and Board Chair of Easter Seals Florida, Inc."] | ["Governance & Nominating","Risk","Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
| Richard Murray IV | President | 63 | ["Former Chief Executive Officer of CenterState Bank","Former Director of CenterState and CenterState Bank","Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NCOM","Former President of National Bank of Commerce","Former Chief Operating Officer of NCOM and NBC","Former President and Chief Operating Officer of Alabama National Bancorporation","Former Regional President of RBC Bank (USA)","Started career at SouthTrust Bank"] | ["Quarterbacking Children’s Health Foundation","Birmingham Business Alliance"] | 2026 |
| Ronald M. Cofield | Chairman of the Board | [] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2026 | |
| Ronald M. Cofield, Sr. | Retired, Audit Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P.; Director | 67 | ["Retired audit partner from PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P.","Served managing partner of multiple offices at PwC","Experience serving as audit partner for public companies and financial institutions","Certified Public Accountant","Involved with various charitable and civic organizations"] | ["Audit","CRisk"] | 2026 |
| Shantella E. Cooper | Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Journey Forward Strategies, LLC; Member | 58 | ["Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Journey Forward Strategies, LLC","Former Executive Director for the Atlanta Committee for Progress","Chief Transformation Officer for WestRock Company","Vice President and General Manager of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company","Vice President of Human Resources for Corporate, Information Systems and Global Solutions, and Aeronautics Divisions","Vice President of Ethics for the Aeronautics Division"] | ["Audit","Compensation","Governance and Nominating","Risk","Vice Chair of the Audit Committee","Governance and Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
| William Knox Pou, Jr. | Retired, Executive Vice President and Chairman, W.S. Badcock Corporation (dba Badcock Home Furniture & More), Mulberry, FL | 69 | [] | ["Governance & Nominating","Risk"] | 2026 |
| William K. Pou, Jr. | Director; Chair | 69 | ["Retired Executive Vice President and Chairman of W.S. Badcock Corporation","Responsible for retail operations of over 373 stores","Executive Advisor to new management team","Founding director of the First National Bank of Polk County","Active in community service on various boards","More than 30 years of experience in consumer credit and collections","Experience in operating multi-unit, multi-state operations"] | ["Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
