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Fountain Financial Group Joins Pinnacle Asset Management in Memphis
Fountain Financial Group has joined Pinnacle Asset Management, which is Pinnacle’s unit for comprehensive financial planning, investment management and securities trading and execution. Eric Fountain is leading the team made up of eight of the Memphis area’s best known financial and wealth professionals: • Ben Nicol, Financial Consultant • Todd Ruston, Financial Consultant • Zach Wiggs, Financial Consultant • Kaleb Simington, Investment Representative • Wendy VanCleve, Investment Representative • Jennifer Brown, Sales Assistant • Paige Williams, Sales Assistant • Hailey Williams, Sales Assistant They bring more than a century of combined financial services experience to the firm in business and financial planning, education and retirement planning, investment and portfolio management, as well as sustainable investing strategies.
Brock Kidd is the No. 1 Financial Consultant Nationally in the Raymond James Financial Institutions Division 2022
For the second year in a row, Pinnacle Asset Management’s Brock Kidd is the No. 1 financial consultant in the nation among the Financial Institutions Division of Raymond James Financial Services for fiscal year 2021-22. He earned this distinction for having the highest total dollar amount of assets under management at more than $850 million. Kidd is also ranked No. 14 among Raymond James Financial Services internationally and was named to the company’s Chairman’s Council for the sixth consecutive year
Pinnacle Named Best Workplace in Charlotte -- Again
Pinnacle Financial Partners is once again the No. 1 best place to work in every area of North Carolina, having earned the top spot in Charlotte this week, as well as in the Triangle and Triad regions earlier this year. This is Pinnacle’s second consecutive No. 1 ranking on the list of midsize Top Workplaces from The Charlotte Observer and Energage and its fourth appearance overall, earning the No. 1 spot in 2021 and No. 2 in 2020.
Pinnacle is the No. 6 Best Bank to Work For in the Nation
Pinnacle Financial Partners is one of the nation’s Best Banks to Work For, having earned the No. 6 spot overall on the annual list compiled by American Banker magazine and Best Companies Group. This ranking is up three spots from No. 9 in 2021.
Pinnacle Financial Partners Opens Permanent Office in Birmingham
Pinnacle Financial Partners’ new permanent office in Birmingham is officially open. The office located at 569 Brookwood Village, suite 705 expands the firm’s ability to serve the growing market. This new office is home to the entire Pinnacle team in Birmingham, including financial advisors, financial advisor assistants, financial specialists, treasury management analysts and more. The office is led by Office Leader Eric Efferson.
Pinnacle Opens First of Its Kind office in Nashville Yards that Blends Technology with Human Touch
Pinnacle Financial Partners has opened a new office in the Nashville Yards development in downtown Nashville. Dubbed the Nashville Innovation Center, the office sits at the base of Amazon Tower One with an address of 113 Platform Way North near its corner with Church Street. This is Pinnacle’s 36th office in Middle Tennessee and first presence in Nashville Yards while the firm’s new headquarters is constructed across the street.
Pinnacle Grows Local Myrtle Beach Deposits by $134.1 Million in One Year for 49.23% Growth
Pinnacle Financial Partners grew its local deposits in the Myrtle Beach MSA by $134.1 million in a single year for a total of $406.4 million in deposits as of June 30, 2022. That’s a year-over-year growth rate of 49.23 percent, according to data from the FDIC, the second largest deposit growth rate in the entire market. This makes Pinnacle the No. 14 bank in Myrtle Beach by deposits, up from No. 15 in 2021.
Frank Meade Joins Pinnacle Financial Partners to Drive Middle Market Growth in Virginia
Frank Meade has joined Pinnacle Financial Partners as a financial advisor responsible for middle market banking originations and business development in Virginia statewide, as well as additional reach into certain areas of West Virginia. He will work with established Pinnacle teams in Virginia and specialists from across the firm to serve commercial and industrial clients.
Pinnacle Financial Partners Grows Its Upstate Team and Leadership
Experienced banker Bradley Cox has joined Pinnacle Financial Partners as a financial advisor in Greenville. He brings 21 years of experience in the Upstate and is based at the firm’s McBee Avenue office.
Eric Anderson Joins Pinnacle Financial Partners to Build and Lead Government Banking Program
Veteran banking leader Eric Anderson has joined Pinnacle Financial Partners as the firm’s government banking program manager, bringing 20 years of highly specialized experience to the firm. He is based in Knoxville, TN, at the firm’s Northshore office and will build a firmwide program to serve local, state and federal governments entities with Pinnacle’s brand of distinctive service and effective advice.
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