Esteemed Financial Services Professionals Chris Evans and Cheryl Garner Join Pinnacle in Chattanooga

Pair was drawn to the firm's culture and approach to client service

Chris Evans and Cheryl Garner have joined Pinnacle Financial Partners as financial advisor and financial advisor assistant, respectively, based at the firm’s office at 801 Broad Street in Chattanooga. The pair has worked together serving clients at First Horizon Bank in Chattanooga since 1994 and chose to move to Pinnacle based on the local autonomy given to its teams across the firm’s footprint, as well as Pinnacle’s standing as a top workplace for experienced financial services professionals.

“Chris has been serving clients in Chattanooga and North Georgia for more than 40 years, with an outstanding reputation for building meaningful relationships and helping clients achieve their financial goals,” said Ryan Murphy, Chattanooga area manager. “She and Cheryl have been working together for nearly 30 years, providing the type of efficiency, consistency and depth of knowledge that Pinnacle clients enjoy. We are incredibly fortunate that they chose to join our team here.”

Evans had been with First Horizon for 41 years, most recently as senior vice president relationship manager.

Garner had been with First Horizon for 28 years, most recently as a client service specialist. She earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership from Bethel University.

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 2021 deposit data from the FDIC, is listed by Forbes among the top 25 banks in the nation and earned a spot on the 2022 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For® in the U.S., its sixth consecutive appearance. American Banker recognized Pinnacle as one of America’s Best Banks to Work For nine years in a row and No. 1 among banks with more than $11 billion in assets in 2021.

Pinnacle began serving Chattanooga in 2015 when it acquired CapitalMark Bank & Trust. The firm is the fourth-largest bank in the market in terms of deposits and is also one of the fastest growing. Pinnacle was named a top 10 Top Workplace in Chattanooga by the Chattanooga Times Free Press in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

The firm began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, TN, in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $40.1 billion in assets as of June 30, 2022. As the second-largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in 15 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.