10 Regions Bank IT leaders
A division chief information officer, a head of cloud and senior vice presidents of technology are among the Regions Bank IT leaders on this list. A reader can learn how IT leaders work at Regions Bank from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Chris B. Kennedy
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, AI & Strategic Technology · Regions Bank
Chris B. Kennedy has been Managing Director, AI & Strategic Technology at Regions Bank since August 2026, based in the Charlotte area. The listing also shows SVP, Head of Enterprise Payments (2023 to 2026) and SVP, Technology Strategy & Innovation (2021 to 2023) at Regions Bank.
Dwarakanath Hanumappanahalli
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President of Technology (Digital Transformation) · Regions Bank
Dwarakanath Hanumappanahalli has been Senior Vice President of Technology (Digital Transformation) at Regions Bank since September 2023 and was Senior Vice President Information Technology there from 2019 to 2023. The listing also shows Director/Group Vice President at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (2014 to 2019) and Vice President at Bank of America (2005 to 2014).
James Beene
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President of Technology Services · Regions Bank
James Beene has been Senior Vice President of Technology Services at Regions Bank since June 2023, based in Birmingham, Alabama, and was Vice President of Technology Services there from 2018 to 2023. The listing also shows Assistant Vice President (2015 to 2018) and Information Technology Specialist (2012 to 2015) roles at Regions Bank.
Jason Bankston
LinkedInExperience: SVP, IT Asset Management · Regions Bank
Jason Bankston has been SVP, IT Asset Management at Regions Bank since May 2023, based in the Atlanta area. The listing also shows Director, IT Asset Management at Silicon Valley Bank from 2021 to 2023 and Service Asset and Configuration Manager and Group Vice President roles at SunTrust.
Mark Crowson
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Head of Consumer Product Technology · Regions Bank
Mark Crowson has been SVP, Head of Consumer Product Technology at Regions Bank since August 2023, based in the Charlotte area. The listing also shows SVP, Head of Platform Support Technology Consumer, Credit, Debit, and Deposits Operations at Wells Fargo (2019 to 2023) and SVP, Director, Consumer Lending Technology at PNC (2016 to 2019).
Matthew Wyatt, PMP
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Technology · Regions Bank
Matthew Wyatt has been Senior Vice President, Technology at Regions Bank since August 2024 and was Vice President, Technology there from 2015 to 2024. The listing also shows Senior Vice President, Director of Technology Operations at Cadence Bank from 2013 to 2015 and Senior Vice President, Director of Vendor Management at Cadence Bank from 2012 to 2013.
Pankaj Bajaj
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Technology Manager, Digital Banking · Regions Bank
Pankaj Bajaj has held the title Senior Vice President, Technology Manager, Digital Banking at Regions Bank since November 2018, and the listing also shows Vice President, Application Development at Regions Bank from 2018 to 2022. Pankaj was Engineering Manager at ACI Worldwide from 2016 to 2018, based in the Atlanta area.
Ravi Chirumamilla
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer - Consumer, Marketing and Digital Banking · Regions Bank
Ravi Chirumamilla has been Chief Information Officer - Consumer, Marketing and Digital Banking at Regions Bank since July 2026, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The listing also shows EVP, CIO - Consumer Banking (Retail, Wealth Management & Small Business) at KeyBank from 2022 to 2026 and SVP, Infrastructure Delivery & Enterprise Architecture at KeyBank from 2011 to 2020.
Robbie Turner
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, SVP, Technology Leader for Enterprise Payments · Regions Bank
Robbie Turner has been Senior Director, SVP, Technology Leader for Enterprise Payments at Regions Bank since July 2026, based in Richmond, Virginia. The listing also shows SVP, Senior Director, IT Leader for Core Payments at Truist Bank in 2026 and IT leader roles for core payments and Newline by Fifth Third Bank at Fifth Third Bank from 2023 to 2026.
Robert Walker
LinkedInExperience: Head of Cloud · Regions Bank
Robert Walker has been Head of Cloud at Regions Bank since December 2020 and was an Information Security Architect there from 2019 to 2020. The listing also shows Security Architect (2018 to 2019) and Security Analyst (2012 to 2018) roles at T. Rowe Price, based in Perry Hall, Maryland.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you set priorities for the technology area you lead?
- 02How do you work with business lines when a technology change affects customers?
- 03What did you learn from the largest technology project you led?
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