Sallie Mae Names Charles Rocha EVP - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Sallie Mae (SLM), formally SLM Corp., announced that Charles Rocha has been named executive vice president. Rocha continues as the company's chief marketing officer, a position he has held since 2013, overseeing product development, sales, marketing, and communications for Sallie Mae's consumer businesses, including private education loans, retail banking, and the Upromise by Sallie Mae college savings and rewards program.

Rocha joined Sallie Mae in 2009 as senior vice president, student lending and sales.

Rocha has more than 20 years of commercial and consumer lending experience. Prior to Sallie Mae, he was the strategic integration executive responsible for strategic planning and profitability optimization for U.S. credit card, consumer finance, and small business lending at Bank of America. He also held various business development, credit, and collections management roles in consumer lending at MBNA America, and he spent 10 years at NationsBank in leadership positions in retail finance and leasing.