Veteran Banker Greg Wilcox Joins Pinnacle Financial Partners as Area Executive in Charlotte

Pinnacle Financial Partners has added a new area executive to help lead its client advisory team in Charlotte. Greg Wilcox is based at the firm’s Refinery office and brings more than 30 years of financial experience to his role. He will lead relationship strategies for commercial clients throughout the Carolinas.

“Greg is a highly respected leader with deep roots in the Charlotte business community,” said Rob Ellenburg, regional chairman. “He knows what it takes to lead high-performing teams and consistently deliver exceptional results for clients. He’s a perfect fit for Pinnacle’s relationship-driven approach, and we’re thrilled to have him on board.”

Wilcox joins Pinnacle from First National Bank, where he served as regional manager for middle market and corporate banking. There he led a team that significantly expanded loan production and total commitments. His clients ranged from high-growth mid-size companies to large enterprises with revenues exceeding $10 billion.

Previously, Wilcox held leadership roles at PNC Bank and Fifth Third Bank, overseeing commercial banking teams and delivering consistent top-tier production results. He began his banking career at Wachovia Securities after a stint as a professional baseball player with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

He earned a bachelor’s degree from Davidson College and an MBA from Queens University of Charlotte. Wilcox is also a licensed Series 7 and 63 professional and a graduate of Leadership Charlotte.

Active in the community, he has served on the boards of the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, the British American Business Council and Myers Park Trinity Little League. He has also volunteered with Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte and as a coach for multiple youth sports leagues.

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 North Carolina market in 2017 when it acquired BNC Bancorp, offering community bank service with the resources and sophistication of a larger firm. Pinnacle is ranked as the No. 1 workplace in the Triad, Triangle and Charlotte markets, as listed by the Triad Business Journal, Triangle Business Journal and Charlotte Observer.

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 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.