Pinnacle Financial, Synovus name leadership team to steer combined bank

Pinnacle Financial Partners

21/08/2025 22:56

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Pinnacle Financial Partners PNFP.O and Synovus Financial SNV.N on Thursday named the executive leadership team to oversee the combined bank, as the regional lenders prepare for a new chapter after the deal closes early next year.

Last month, Pinnacle and Synovus agreed to combine in a $8.6 billion all-stock deal to form one of the largest regional banks in the southeastern United States with over $115 billion in combined assets.

Jamie Gregory will be the finance boss of the merged bank, while Rob McCabe will serve as the chief banking officer.

The executive leadership team will work alongside Synovus top boss Kevin Blair, who will become the president and CEO of the combined entity when the deal closes.

Pinnacle and Synovus also named several leaders to head the various businesses for the combined firm. Its geographic market leaders were announced last month, when the deal was disclosed.

The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026.

Here's an overview of the team expected to take up the combined bank's top roles:

Designation
Executive
Chief Banking Officer
Rob McCabe
Chief Financial Officer
Jamie Gregory
Chief Operating Officer
Zack Bishop
Chief Risk Officer
Shellie Creson
Chief Legal Officer
Allan Kamensky
Chief of Staff to Kevin Blair
Matt Paluch
Chief Audit Executive
Dana Sanders
Chief Credit Officer
Charissa Sumerlin
Chief Administrative Officer
Jennifer Upshaw
Chief Digital and Product Solutions Officer
Liz Wolverton
Chief People Officer
Summer Yeiser

 (Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona)

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