Mr. Yochum is the retired Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust Bank, Central Florida. He subsequently joined the firm of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor, & Reed P.A. in 2005 as Director of Community Services and Business Strategy. He is also Chairman of the Board of Seaside National Bank &Trust, headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

Mr. Yochum has more than 38 years of experience in the financial services industry, starting with Florida National Bank in Bartow, Florida in 1968. He joined Barnett Bank of Central Florida in 1970, serving in a variety of roles including six years as Senior Vice President of the parent company (Barnett Bank, Inc) during which time he was actively involved in more than thirty bank acquisitions and consolidations. He then returned to Central Florida as CEO of the local affiliate. Barnett was sold in 1998 and he then joined SunTrust Bank Central Florida in 1998 as its Chairman, CEO, and President.

Earning his bachelor's degree in business from Rollins College in 1974, he is active in many professional and civic organizations, and has raised over $100 million for non-profit causes. Mr. Yochum serves on the University of Central Florida Foundation Board of Directors, a board member of the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation, and Florida Hospital. He is also a recipient of the James B. Greene Award in recognition of his work for economic development in the Central Florida market. Past organizational chairmanships and memberships include the Valencia Community College Foundation, the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, Rollins College Crummer Graduate School of Overseers, Heart of Florida United Way and the American Cancer Society. He is a member of the Florida Bankers Association, the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, UCP Foundation Board and is an alumnus of Leadership Florida.