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Pinnacle and Synovus Name Banking Leaders for Local Markets, Banking Specialties
NASHVILLE, Tenn. & COLUMBUS, Ga., October 16, 2025--Pinnacle Financial Partners (Nasdaq/NGS: PNFP) and Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV) have made another significant step toward bringing the two firms together into a Southeast growth champion. Synovus Chairman, CEO and President Kevin Blair and Pinnacle Founder and Chairman Rob McCabe have named banking leaders at the market level along with additional leaders for lending and deposit specialties. All these leaders will guide the integrated co
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