Hugh Durden

Hugh Durden (born 1943) is an American banker.

Biography Early life Hugh Michael Durden was born April 15, 1943, in Gadsden, Alabama, but graduated from Marietta High School (Georgia) in 1961. He attended Princeton University, graduated in 1965, and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy. He spent five years from 1965 to 1970 as a naval aviator, including tours in the Vietnam War. and executive vice president of Wachovia Corporation.

Boards In 1997, he was appointed as corporate trustee from Wachovia, serving on the board of the Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust and was elected to the board of directors of the Nemours Foundation in July, 1997. After retiring from Wachovia, Durden was elected as an individual trustee and chairman of the Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust in 2005, a position he still holds.

St. Joe In 2000, he was elected to the board of the St. Joe Company He was elected board chairman and served from August, 2008 to March, 2011. He was interim CEO at St. Joe from March to June, 2011 and left the board in May, 2012.