Robert James

Robert E.
James is currently Director at HomeTrust Bank (Asheville, North Carolina) since 2016.
He is also Director at The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte, Member at the National Association of Corporate Directors, and President of Robert E James Advisors LLC.
Formerly, Mr. James was President & Chief Executive Officer at First Charter Corp.
from 2004 to 2008.
He served as Vice Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at First Charter Bank (Charlotte, North Carolina) from 2011 to 2014.
He was Chairman of the North Carolina Bankers Association from 2007 to 2008.
He was Independent Director at HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. from 2016 to 2026.
He held the position of Director at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
From 1989 to 1999, he was Executive Vice President at Centura Banks, Inc. He was a Member of the Visitors Board at UNC Chapel Hill Foundation Investment Fund, Inc. Education includes undergraduate studies at Louisiana State University and North Carolina State University, with a degree conferred in 1973 at North Carolina State University.