

Robert Hill
Lead Independent Director, Sonoco Products Company; Former Executive Chairman, President, and CEO SouthState Corporation
Robert R. Hill, Jr. served as Executive Chairman, President, and CEO of South State Corporation. Robert joined SouthState in 1995 as President of its subsidiary bank and was named CEO of the corporation in 2004. SouthState Corporation is a $47 Billion bank holding company, serving customers in the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia, Alabama and Florida. SouthState Bank has been one of the best-performing banks in the country since 1995. Robert has held leadership positions as a board member in numerous organizations. He currently serves on the board of The Citadel Foundation, and also serves on the board of directors for Sonoco Products Company, where he is the Lead Independent Director. He served on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, where he was audit chair, and on the USC Development Foundation where he served as Vice Chairman. Prior to that, he served on the Charlotte branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond board of directors. Additionally, Robert is a past Chairman of the board of the South Carolina Banker’s Association. A graduate of The Citadel, Robert earned a degree in Business Administration and subsequently earned an MBA from the University of South Carolina Moore School of Business.