Pinnacle Financial Partners Strengthens Riverwood Team in Atlanta

Pinnacle Financial Partners has bolstered its Riverwood team in Atlanta with the addition of six experienced financial professionals. Mark Planer, Tim Davis, Matt Goodson, Ryan Kohrs, Jennifer Thaxton, and Kyle Reed bring diverse expertise to enhance Pinnacle’s distinctive service and effective advice for clients across the area.

“These new associates reflect Pinnacle’s commitment to providing our clients with the best in the industry,” said Rob Garcia, Pinnacle’s regional president in Atlanta. “Their combined experience and unique talents deepen our ability to serve a broad range of client needs and strengthen our presence in this community.”

• Mark Planer, financial advisor, joins with 19 years of experience in commercial banking. He previously served as senior vice president at First Citizens Bank and has held leadership roles at Wells Fargo. Planer is a graduate of the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.
• Tim Davis, financial advisor, brings 17 years of industry expertise. He was a private client advisor and senior vice president at Bank of America. Davis earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Mississippi.
• Matt Goodson, trust and wealth advisor, comes to Pinnacle with 14 years of financial services experience, including a role as a senior trust officer at Bank of America. He holds an MBA and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Campbell University and is a member of the Atlanta Estate Planning Council.
• Kyle Reed, office leader at the Pinnacle’s Riverwood office, has more than 11 years of expertise in small business banking and client service. Formerly with Synovus, he has been recognized for driving growth and building strong community partnerships. Reed earned his degree from Georgia State University.
• Ryan Kohrs, credit advisor, specializes in commercial banking and real estate finance with more than a decade of experience. Previously at The First Bank and Truist, he managed diverse portfolios and structured complex credit solutions. Kohrs is a graduate of Kennesaw State University.
• Jennifer Thaxton, treasury management advisor, brings years of experience helping businesses optimize their financial operations. Previously at BB&T, she focused on treasury management solutions and holds a degree in business administration from the University of Alabama.

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. 11 on FORTUNE magazine’s 2024 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For® in the U.S., its eighth 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 expanded to Georgia in 2020 by hiring a team of local financial services professionals to start an office in Atlanta. The firm was named to the list of Best Places to Work in Atlanta, medium company category, four years in a row by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, including a No. 1 ranking in 2022 and No. 2 in 2023.

The firm began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, TN, in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $52.6 billion in assets as of December 31, 2024. As the second-largest bank holding company headquartered 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.