Florida Banking October 2022

GUY HARRIS

Guy Harris has more than 30 years of bank accounting and management experience working mainly in Southwest Florida. Prior to joining Gulf Coast Business Bank, he was with Stonegate Bank for seven years. He started his banking career in 1987 at First National Bank of Florida in Bonita Springs; other Southwest Florida banks he has worked for include Marine National Bank of Naples, Citizens Community Bank of Florida, First Community Bank of Immokalee, and First Commercial Bank of Tampa Bay. Harris received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Central Florida. He’s an avid soccer player and has run the Gulf Coast Adult Soccer League for more than 30 years.

THOMAS ROBINSON

Thomas Robinson joined Gulf Coast Business Bank as senior vice president of Commercial Lending in May of 2022. He is responsible for commercial loan production, portfolio growth and deposit growth. Prior to joining Gulf Coast Business Bank, Robinson was senior vice president of First Florida Integrity Bank based in Naples, FL. He has more than 23 years of commercial banking experience in Southwest Florida. Robinson served as Chairman of the FGCU Naples Advisory Board, FGCU Athletic Advisory Board, Former President and Board Member of The Imaginarium Museum and History Center, and is a Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program Graduate.

STACY SUDDETH

Stacy Suddeth brings more than 25 years of banking experience to Gulf Coast Business Bank as both a credit officer and commercial lender, having worked at various community, regional, and national banks in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Suddeth earned a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business from Auburn University and an MBA from the University of West Georgia. The opening of Gulf Coast Business Bank provided Suddeth the perfect opportunity to help oversee the credit quality of a de novo bank and to apply the many valuable lessons about industry and service that he has acquired in his banking career.

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