Robert Blair — Head of Product & Card at SunTrust Banks

Mr. Robert Blair has been Head of Product & Card at SunTrust Banks, Inc. since July 2014 and served as its Senior Vice President of Commercial Card Services - Treasury & Payment Solutions division at SunTrust Banks, Inc. since March 2009 until June 2014. Mr. Blair is responsible for directing all aspects of SunTrust's commercial card business which consists of corporate, purchasing and prepaid card programs and the market-leading Enterprise Spend Platform technology. Previously, Mr. Blair served SunTrust as a Senior Vice President in Enterprise Delivery Services where he was responsible for a technology investment portfolio, the delivery of transaction systems, and technology integration efforts surrounding merger and acquisition activities. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of TSYS Acquiring Solutions, L.L.C. (formerly Vital Processing Services LLC) until August 28, 2007 and also served as its Chief Product Executive. Mr. Blair oversaw all product development, ensuring TSYS Acquiring Solutions continuously seek better ways technology can help its clients grow their business in the future. He has extensive experience and a singular vision to his leadership and strategic direction for information technology to all Vital affiliates. Mr. Blair has years of experience in large-scale, technology-intensive service businesses as well as complex technology environments. Most recently, he served as Chief Information Officer of CitiStreet LLC, a joint venture of CitiGroup and State Street Bank and was responsible for both client/server applications and the core processing systems that provided client-specific requirements. Prior to CitiStreet, he held a senior technology position with Barnett Bank/Barnett Technologies. Mr. Blair holds a B.S. in computer science from the University of North Florida.