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John Giegerich
CEO CoachFinancial Services Executive
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John Giegerich.

Former SunTrust, BB&T and BBVA Compass banking executive

25+
Years operating
4
Core specialties
3
Industry experience

The operator behind the coach

John is an accomplished financial services executive, business leader, and CEO coach with a proven track record of accelerating growth, building high-performing teams, and leading organizations through transformational change. During his career at SunTrust, he advised companies on mergers and acquisitions and led multiple investment banking and capital markets businesses, culminating in his leadership of Middle Market Banking. He subsequently led the Atlanta banking operations for both BB&T and BBVA Compass.

A highly effective communicator and transformational leader, John combines strategic vision with disciplined execution. Having successfully navigated the telecom industry downturn and the Great Recession, he understands how to accelerate growth while managing risk and leading through uncertainty. His experience includes developing innovative growth strategies, attracting and developing top talent, building high-performing leadership teams, driving operational excellence, and delivering sustainable revenue and profit growth.

Today, John works with CEOs of successful businesses transforming how they lead, operate, and grow. With particular experience in family-owned enterprises, he partners with CEOs and their executive teams to sharpen their vision, elevate leadership performance, align their organizations, and establish the execution discipline needed to achieve extraordinary growth. Drawing on his investment banking and executive leadership experience, John also helps CEOs build enterprise value and navigate pivotal ownership decisions, having guided multiple coaching clients through successful business sales.

Outside of business, John is an avid endurance runner who has completed 36 marathons and leads a marathon training team. He is also a passionate bourbon collector who leverages that interest to raise money for charitable organizations and individuals in need.

Selected accomplishments

  • Led multiple investment banking and capital markets businesses at SunTrust, culminating in leadership of Middle Market Banking.
  • Led the Atlanta banking operations for both BB&T and BBVA Compass.
  • Guided multiple coaching clients through successful business sales.

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Questions CEOs ask about John

Who is John Giegerich best suited to coach?

CEOs of successful businesses transforming how they lead, operate, and grow, with particular experience in family-owned enterprises. John is especially valuable when a CEO wants to sharpen the vision, raise the performance of the leadership team, build enterprise value, or prepare for a pivotal ownership decision such as a sale.

What is John Giegerich's operating background?

During his career at SunTrust, John advised companies on mergers and acquisitions and led multiple investment banking and capital markets businesses, culminating in his leadership of Middle Market Banking. He went on to lead the Atlanta banking operations for both BB&T and BBVA Compass, and guided his teams through the telecom industry downturn and the Great Recession.

What is John Giegerich's coaching style?

Direct, operator-driven, and rooted in real P&L experience. John Giegerich coaches CEOs the way a former operator coaches, focused on the decisions that actually move the business, the metrics that expose the truth, and the leadership behaviors that compound over time.

Where is John Giegerich based and how do engagements work?

John Giegerich is based in Atlanta, GA and works with CEOs across North America and internationally through 1:1 coaching, board observation, and on-site strategic offsites as part of the CEO Coaching International team.

What kind of results do CEOs see working with John Giegerich?

Companies coached by CEO Coaching International for two or more years have averaged 22.8%/yr revenue growth and 37.5%/yr EBITDA growth, roughly 2-3x U.S. benchmarks. John Giegerich coaches to the same operating standard: measurable growth, real leverage on the CEO's calendar, and a leadership team that can execute without you.

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