Casey Ahrendt Joins Pinnacle Financial Partners as Credit Advisor

Pinnacle Financial Partners has expanded its equipment finance team with the addition of Casey Ahrendt. Ahrendt serves as a credit advisor for the specialized group and brings nearly 10 years of experience in the banking industry.

“We are thrilled to have Casey join Pinnacle,” said Kris Foster, president of Pinnacle’s equipment finance group. “He has a diverse risk management background in underwriting, portfolio management and policy development, which is highly additive to the team. He will play a vital role as our equipment finance business continues to grow.”

Ahrendt comes to Pinnacle having most recently worked in Wells Fargo’s independent risk function. He previously completed Wells’ Financial Analyst Program and held positions in equipment finance, middle market banking and policy development and management. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he earned degrees in business administration and finance.

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 2022 deposit data from the FDIC, is listed by Forbes as No. 27 among America’s Best Banks, higher than any other bank headquartered in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina or Georgia. Pinnacle also earned a spot on the 2023 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For^® in the U.S., its seventh consecutive appearance, and was recognized by American Banker as one of America’s Best Banks to Work For 10 years in a row and No. 1 among banks with more than $11 billion in assets in 2022.
               Pinnacle owns a 49% interest in BHG Financial, which provides innovative, hassle-free financial solutions to health care practitioners and other professionals. Great Place to Work and FORTUNE have listed BHG as a best workplace in multiple categories since 2016.

The firm began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $45.1 billion in assets as of March 31, 2023. As the second-largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in 17 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.