Josh Spies Joins Pinnacle Financial Partners at Charlotte PEER Center

Pinnacle Financial Partners has added Joshua Spies as a financial specialist at the firm’s PEER (Pinnacle Economic Empowerment Resource) Center on Dalton Avenue. He brings nearly a decade of banking experience to his role, where he’ll help deliver financial solutions and personalized support to clients in one of the firm’s most community-focused offices.

"Joshua’s ability to build relationships and guide clients through their financial needs is a perfect match for the mission of our PEER Center,” said Sherry Robinson, office leader. “He’s rooted in Charlotte and understands the importance of access and trust in banking. His experience and care for people make him a great fit for this team.”

Spies joins Pinnacle from Fifth Third Bank, where he served as a personal banker working with clients who had assets of up to $2 million. Over the course of his career, he’s also trained associates, supported new office openings, and led frontline service teams. A Charlotte resident, Spies studied at Central Piedmont Community College and holds a North Carolina notary public certification.

The Charlotte PEER Center, located at 413 Dalton Avenue, is part of Pinnacle’s broader initiative to expand access to financial education, affordable lending, and economic opportunity in historically underserved neighborhoods. PEER Centers also serve as hubs for community and nonprofit partnerships focused on workforce development, housing, and small-business support.

Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for businesses and their owners and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. The firm is the No. 1 bank in the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA, according to 2024 deposit data from the FDIC. Pinnacle is No. 9 on FORTUNE magazine’s 2025 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For® in the U.S., its ninth consecutive appearance and was recognized by American Banker as one of America’s Best Banks to Work For 12 years in a row and No. 1 among banks with more than $10 billion in assets in 2024.

Pinnacle entered the North Carolina market in 2017 when it acquired BNC Bancorp, offering community bank service with the resources and sophistication of a larger firm. Pinnacle is ranked as the No. 1 workplace in the Triad, Triangle and Charlotte markets, as listed by the Triad Business Journal, Triangle Business Journal and Charlotte Observer.

The firm began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, TN in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $54.3 billion in assets as of March 31, 2025.  As the second-largest bank holding company in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in several primarily urban markets across the Southeast.

Additional information concerning Pinnacle, which is included in the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index, can be accessed at www.pnfp.com.