On February 2, 2023, SouthState Bank recruited five bankers who bring years of financial knowledge and relationship-building to the Commercial and Wealth teams in Alabama, Georgia, and Virginia.
The bankers joining SouthState are:
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Ryan Berry, a financial consultant from Richmond, Virginia, joins SouthState after over ten years in Wealth Management and five years in commercial banking with BB&T. His roles include Director of the Wealth Lending Group, which originated and serviced more than $6 billion in credit commitments while he was on the Wealth Division's senior leadership team. Ryan Berry has also led outreach and volunteering projects in Virginia and North Carolina.
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Rob Hertenstein, a commercial banker from Birmingham, Alabama, is a veteran of commercial, retail, and investment banking. He served as PNC's relationship manager before joining SouthState. Rob Hertenstein's small business and commercial business development experience will boost the company's local expansion efforts.
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Lorrian Heard, a private banker from Savannah, Georgia, joins SouthState from Cadence Bank, where she was a relationship manager for two years. She has extensive experience in finance as a teller, market leader, and retail market manager, working with banks like Wells Fargo and Synovus. Lorrian Heard looks forward to helping small business owners and professionals with business and personal banking.
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Rob Hallett, business banking relationship manager from Huntsville, Alabama, joins SouthState from Cadence Bank with over ten years of banking and financial services experience. He was the branch manager at Regions Bank and relationship manager at Cadence. In addition, he chairs The CARE Center's executive and manages the finance committee. Rob Hallett will focus on expanding SouthState's North Alabama small business banking.
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David Perry, a business banking relationship manager from Augusta, Georgia, has 15 years of leadership and sales experience. He was a loan originator at Augusta Mortgage Company, guiding clients through loan options to find the best fit for their requirements. Richard Murray, President of SouthState, shared, "Across our footprint, these talented bankers will immediately make a significant contribution as they enhance SouthState's reputation for exceptional service and client-focused relationships." He added, "We look forward to leveraging their talents to help our commercial and business customers grow, as well as helping our wealth management customers optimize and expand their portfolios."
(Source – PR Newswire)
About SouthState Bank
Headquartered in Winter Haven, Florida, SouthState is a leading regional bank operating in Southeast US. It provides banking solutions such as consumer banking, small business banking, commercial banking, mortgage, and wealth management to over a million customers. The bank is in 240+ locations in Florida, the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Virginia. The company offers award-winning banking solutions, services, and workplace environment. It ranked on Forbes' 100 Best Banks in America for three consecutive years and won top workplace awards.