BB&T has tapped Josh Petty as its new market president for greater Birmingham. Petty replaces Burton McDonald, who was recently promoted to lead the state's Alabama region after Dontá Wilson was promoted to regional president for northern Georgia. Since 2013, Petty has led BB&T's corporate banking team.

Petty, 36, joined BB&T in 2002. He previously worked for the bank in Virginia before moving to Birmingham in 2009 after BB&T gained a substantial presence in Alabama with its acquisition of Colonial Bank.