Veteran Financial Services Professional Joins Pinnacle in Cleveland

Veteran financial services professional Bill Martin has joined Pinnacle Financial Partners as a financial advisor, based at the firm’s Cleveland office at 10 Church Street. Bill brings nearly two decades of experience to his role.

“Bill has a phenomenal track record of building meaningful relationships and helping clients achieve their financial goals,” said Keith Barrett, area manager for Pinnacle in Cleveland. “His experience will help us give more of the service and advice that Pinnacle clients enjoy. We are incredibly fortunate that he chose to join our team here.”

Prior to joining Pinnacle, Martin served as market president and commercial relationship manager for First Horizon Bank. In this role, Martin was responsible for managing commercial and private banking lines of business; managing and growing commercial loans and deposits; and partnering with retail banking executives to oversee branch performance.

Martin is heavily involved in the community, serving on the boards of United Way of Ocoee Region, The Museum and Cultural Center at 5ive Points, and Junior Achievement of the Ocoee Region. He is also a member of The Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club of Cleveland. He received his B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Memphis.

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, and 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 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, 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.