Pinnacle Financial Partners Recruits 4 Veteran Financial Professionals in Birmingham - Seite 2

Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama and the 11^th largest MSA in the Southeast with a local deposit pool of $52 billion, according to the FDIC. Pinnacle’s strategy is to attract the best bankers in the largest and fastest growing markets in the Southeast and capitalize on vulnerabilities at the large regional and national franchises that typically control the most market share.

In addition to Imig, the Birmingham team includes:

Pat Sullivan – Financial Advisor

Sullivan has more than 16 years of experience in commercial banking, syndicated finance, mergers and acquisitions, international trade, foreign exchange and treasury management. He joins Pinnacle from Wells Fargo Bank, where he was responsible for commercial banking client relationships in the Alabama/Mississippi region for three years. Prior to that, Sullivan was with JP Morgan Chase for seven years serving the same geographic region. Sullivan earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences.

Chris Bledsoe – Financial Advisor

Bledsoe has worked in commercial banking since 2003, starting at AmSouth and moving to Wachovia, which became Wells Fargo, where he remained until late 2019 as a middle market banker. He most recently worked at First Horizon, formerly IBERIABANK, as a commercial relationship manager. Bledsoe gained experience serving a number of industries including healthcare, waste and recycling, technology, life sciences and more. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama.

Rayna Hawthorne – Credit Advisor

Hawthorne comes to Pinnacle from First Horizon with 18 years of experience in both lending and credit. She was a portfolio manager at First Horizon and Wells Fargo before that. At First Horizon, she was responsible for underwriting and monitoring complex commercial transactions and syndicated deals. In her time at Bank of America, JP Morgan, Wells and First Horizon, she gained expertise in every step of the credit process, from managing documents to working directly with clients in collaboration with lenders and managing overall pipelines and portfolios. She earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Alabama and volunteers with the United Way of Central Alabama.