Awards & Recognition
★Blue Key Service Award from University of Georgia (2013)
★Named '100 Most Influential Georgians' by Georgia Trend Magazine annually since 2009
★Led Synovus to 'Best Regional Bank Southeast' by Money Magazine (2016-2017)
★Led Synovus to recognition as 'America's Most Reputable Bank' by American Banker and Reputation Institute (2017)
Notable Facts
→Former Chairman and CEO of $53B+ asset Synovus Financial Corp (2010-2021)
→Served on Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Board of Directors (2019-2020+)
→Board member of Georgia Power Company and Georgia Historical Society
→Chairman of Georgia Chamber of Commerce (2018)
→Chairman of University System of Georgia Board of Regents (2016)
→Founded Riverside Bancshares in 1996, sold to Synovus in 2006
→Led Synovus through 2008 financial crisis and major consolidation of 30 bank charters
→Started banking career in 1974, worked way up from basement printing press cleaner