Florida Banking August/September 2024

PERSONAL TRANSACTIONS

PROMOTIONS/NEW HIRES

Christopher D. Morgan, CFA, CFP®, CAP joined The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company as a member of the portfolio management team in Fort Myers. He has more than a decade of financial industry experience and is responsible for consulting with

FORT MYERS

The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company is pleased to welcome Virginia “Ginny” A. Cabai, J.D., LL.M., senior vice president, fiduciary officer to the in-house team of attorneys corporatewide. Cabai administers trusts and estates for families and

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his clients and managing investment portfolios to meet their goals and objectives. Morgan also has a specialty in philanthropy and helps guide high net-worth families who may be charitably inclined. His prior roles include serving as vice president and senior investment officer at Members Trust Company, Tampa, Fla., where he managed more than $1.4 billion of client portfolio assets, and vice president and senior investment strategist at First American Bank, Boca Raton, managing the firm’s $500 million of Private Wealth Management assets. Morgan holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) certification, and Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) designation. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and double-majored in finance and accounting at the University of Miami, Coral Gables. He is located in the Trust Company’s newest office in Fort Myers at Bell Tower.

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business owners, builds relationships with successive generations and assists them with future planning. Prior to joining the Trust Company, Cabai served for several years as senior vice president, trust and estate administrator at FineMark National Bank & Trust in Naples, Fla. Cabai obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology and Law at University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., her Juris Doctorate degree at Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Fla., and her LL.M. in Taxation at University of Miami Law School, in Coral Gables, Fla. She is a member of the Florida Bar, Collier County Women’s Bar Association, Collier County Bar Association, and University of Florida Alumni Association. She is also a current Board Member and Scholarship Committee Chair of SWFL Gator Club.

Garrett Palow has joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a credit analyst in its operations center. He is responsible for gathering and analyzing loan applicants’ financial data. Palow is a recent graduate of the University of Central Florida with

The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company has also announced the promotion of Darrin Grotrian to vice president, client services and trust operations. Since joining the company four years ago, Grotrian has escalated in his responsibilities of managing the daily

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a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a concentration in finance. A Southwest Florida native, he graduated from North Fort Myers High School and interned at the bank in the summer of 2023. TAMPA ServisFirst Bank announced the

activity applied to clients’ trust accounts, including cash management and account balancing, reporting and collaborating with a client’s team of external professional advisors for their benefit. Grotrian obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in business management from Indiana-based Manchester College. He currently serves as a member of the Sanibel Captiva Rotary Club and is a board member of the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife. Grotrian has served as co-treasurer on the Board of Directors of the Sanibel Community Association for seven years.

addition of Katrina Griffith as senior vice president, commercial banker for ServisFirst Bank Tampa Bay. Griffith brings more than two decades of banking, sales and business development experience in Florida.

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Kristina Hilton joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a teller at the bank’s Downtown Branch. She is responsible for assisting customers with personal and business banking transactions. Hilton has prior experience in the

She is a seasoned financial services professional with a focus on growth and client-centric solutions. With a distinguished track record in strategy development and execution, Griffith excels in nurturing strong client relationships and understanding the intricacies of their businesses. Griffith earned her Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of South Florida and her Master of Business Administration degree

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customer service industry.

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