Florida Banking November 2022

PERSONAL TRANSACTIONS

PROMOTIONS/NEW HIRES FORT MYERS

Barta , is bringing her experience in commercial and small business lending to the Panama City team as commercial loan assistant. Additionally, Jessica Corley will be serving as vice president, cash management sales officer. The expanded team will continue the growth of ServisFirst Bank’s loan production services in Florida and throughout Bay County.

Michelle Howard has joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a loan servicing assistant in the bank’s loan operations department, located in the Bridge Branch. She is responsible for processing loan payoffs, preparing loan verification requests,

Howard

managing loan payoff quotes and assisting in document management. Howard has prior experience working in retail banking, customer service and the restaurant industry.

TAMPA

Tampa Bay Trust Company is pleased to welcome Matthew Rymer , CPA as Assistant Vice President and

Dennis Morgan has joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a teller. He is responsible for assisting customers with personal and business banking transactions. A recent graduate of Florida Atlantic University, he earned a bachelor’s

member of the Family Office Services team. Rymer will be responsible for researching and vetting technology platforms to support the expanding analytical needs of the Family Office effort in order to provide focused solutions to Family Office clients for years to come. Prior to joining The Trust Company, Rymer was a quantitative analyst for several years in variable annuities asset liability management (ALM) at Brighthouse Financial (formerly MetLife), Tampa. He also served as an auditor for the company for five years, leading the strategic planning initiatives for ALM and actuarial audits. Rymer attended University of South Carolina where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a major in accounting and minor in political science. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Level 3 Chartered Financial Analyst Candidate. Rymer

Morgan

degree in multimedia journalism with a minor in communications. He has previously worked in the television production and service industries. banking in 1989 and relocated to Tampa in 2000. Before joining Seacoast, Lambert held several leadership positions at BB&T and Truist Bank. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Cleveland State University and a master’s degree in business administration from Baldwin Wallace College. Lambert is also an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Marine Corps with duty stations including Camp Lejeune, N.C., and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. PANAMA CITY ServisFirst Bank has expanded the Panama City team, more than doubling in size since their establishment in the market with the opening of their loan production office in March of this year. Veteran banker Steven Aase has joined ServisFirst Bank Panama City as market president and lead banker. Prior to joining ServisFirst, Aase served as the market president of Ameris Bank, leading three markets in Florida, Alabama and Georgia. Longtime banker Mike Byers joined the team as vice president, commercial banking officer earlier this year. Additionally, Bryan Taylor will serve as community development officer. Taylor comes to ServisFirst with many years of community service in the Northwest Florida region, most recently serving as the President and CEO of United Way of Northwest Florida. Another recent hire, Shelley

VERO BEACH

Marine Bank announced that John Hewett has joined the 25-year old institution as vice president and banking center manager of its Vero Beachside banking center. In addition to managing the day-to-day operations of the banking center,

Hewett

Hewett is responsible for ensuring Marine Bank clients have an optimum experience while building the bank’s relationships in the community. For more than 25 years, Hewett has managed banking centers for several banks in the area including SouthState Bank, PNC, Regions and others.

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