Staff Report
Published July 18, 2012

Rick Redden, regional president of Wells Fargo in South Carolina, has been installed as the 112th chairman of the South Carolina Bankers Association for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. His term began July 1.

Rick Redden, regional president of Wells Fargo in South Carolina

Redden, a Wachovia veteran since 1993, started his career there as a relationship manager in corporate and investment banking in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was later a senior relationship manager in commercial banking in Charleston, the regional commercial banking director for the South Carolina region, and the senior risk executive for community banking in North and South Carolina.

“The board and I look forward to working with Rick,” says Fred L. Green III, president and CEO of the South Carolina Bankers Association. “He’s been one of our chief cheerleaders within our organization, and I am pleased to welcome his energy, commitment and enthusiasm during this crucial period of change for our association.”

As regional president, Redden leads Wells Fargo’s sales, service and growth strategies for retail, small business, business banking and private banking throughout South Carolina. He is also responsible for community involvement activities across the state.

Redden is part of the Economic Leadership Council of the Charleston Regional Development Alliance and the Palmetto Business Forum. He is a former member of the board of directors for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Presbyterian College board of visitors and the Roper-St. Francis Foundation.

The South Carolina Bankers Association is a trade and professional association representing 82 financial institutions in the state.