Pinnacle Adds Financial Specialist to Myrtle Beach Grissom Office

Pinnacle Financial Partners has added Collin Batten as a financial specialist in its Grissom office in Myrtle Beach. He brings several years of banking experience across multiple local institutions and a strong reputation for exceptional client service.

“Collin has a natural ability to connect with people and is genuinely committed to helping clients grow,” said Sherry Katzenberger, office leader. “It’s clear he was looking for a place where he could do more and be more, and I’m glad he found that here. We’re lucky to have him in the office and excited to see how he serves our clients.”

In his role at Pinnacle, Batten will support clients with everyday banking needs, including deposit services, consumer lending and financial guidance. Before joining the firm, he served as a universal banker at Anderson Brothers Bank, a float teller at Coastal Carolina National Bank and a teller at Conway National Bank. Across these roles, he built a foundation in financial product education, transaction processing and mobile banking support. Batten is a Myrtle Beach native. 

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 South Carolina market in 2017 when it acquired BNC Bancorp, offering community bank service with the resources and sophistication of a larger firm. Pinnacle was named the No. 1 Top Workplace in South Carolina, midsize companies category, in 2024, 2022 and 2021 by Charleston Business Magazine, Greenville Business Magazine and Columbia Business Monthly, with top 10 finishes in 2019 and 2020. 

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.