
Board of Directors
Our board of directors and communications
Listed below are the directors of First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Our Bylaws provide that our Board of Directors will consist of not less than five nor more than 30 members and authorize the Board to set and change the actual number of our directors from time to time within those limits. Our directors are elected each year at the Annual Meeting for terms of one year or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. Each of our directors also serves as a director of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company.
Name |
Year Elected as Director |
Current Committee Membership |
---|---|---|
John M. Alexander, Jr. |
1990 |
Audit Committee |
Victor E. Bell III |
2002 |
Compensation, Nominations and Governance Committee |
Peter M. Bristow |
2014 |
— |
Hope H. Bryant |
2006 |
Executive Committee |
H. Lee Durham, Jr. |
2003 |
Audit Committee |
Daniel Heavner |
2007 |
Audit Committee |
Frank B. Holding, Jr. |
1993 |
Executive Committee |
Robert R. Hoppe |
2014 |
Executive Committee |
Floyd L. Keels |
2014 |
Audit Committee |
Robert E. Mason IV |
2007 |
Compensation, Nominations and Governance Committee |
Robert T. Newcomb |
2002 |
Compensation, Nominations and Governance Committee |
Communication with the Board
The shareholders of First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (the "Corporation") are encouraged to communicate with the Board of Directors, or with individual directors, regarding their concerns, complaints and other matters pertinent to the Corporation's business. Shareholders should send their communications in writing as follows:
By mail: First Citizens BancShares, Inc.
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Post Office Box 27131
(Mail Code FCC22)
Raleigh, NC 27611
By email: FCBDirectors@FirstCitizens.com
Each communication should indicate whether it is intended for the Board as a whole, for the chairman of a committee of the Board, or for one or more individual members of the Board. Except as described below, all written communications received from shareholders will be reviewed by the Corporation's Corporate Secretary and forwarded to the directors for whom they appear to be intended. In his or her review of communications received, the Corporation's Corporate Secretary may cull out communications that he or she considers unrelated to a director's duties and responsibilities as Board member, including, without limitation, "junk" mail, spam, solicitation materials, product related communications, routine complaints from customers of the Corporation's subsidiaries and materials not relevant to the business affairs of the Corporation or its subsidiaries.
Director Attendance at Annual Meetings
Attendance by directors at annual meetings of the shareholders of First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (the "Corporation") benefits the Corporation by giving directors an opportunity to meet, talk with, and hear the concerns of shareholders who attend those meetings, and by giving those shareholders access to the Corporation's directors that they may not have at any other time during the year. The Board recognizes that outside directors have their own business interests and are not employees of the Corporation, and that it is not always possible for directors of the Corporation to attend annual meetings. However, it is the policy of the Board of Directors that directors are strongly encouraged to attend each annual meeting of the Corporation's shareholders.