Florida Banking September 2023

PERSONAL TRANSACTIONS

SANIBEL

Accounting degree from Bowling Green University. He serves on the Board of Directors and as treasurer for Golfers vs. Brain Cancer.

The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company has promoted Ann Pankow, CFP, CTFA, ChFC , senior vice president and trust officer to director of trust administration. Pankow is responsible for communicating with and monitoring the trust

STUART

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida and its banking subsidiary Seacoast Bank have welcomed Eddy L. Rodriguez , a highly regarded community banking leader in South Florida, as Broward market president, after serving the Broward and Palm

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officer team throughout the company. She also continues to serve as a main point of contact for clients and their relationship team, collaborating on their accounts, facilitating account and estate documents, distributions and more. Before joining the Trust Company, Pankow served as senior client experience manager for Key Private Bank. Earlier, she was trust officer and private wealth advisor at FineMark National Bank & Trust, Fort Myers. At the same time, she was serving as the economic and financial analyst consultant at The World Bank. Pankow is a Certified Financial Planner professional who also holds the Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designations, and Philanthropic Solutions in Financial Planning Certificate through the Financial Planning Association. She graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance. She is a founding member of the Southwest Florida Women in Investment Management Committee and acknowledged for the Soaring Eagles Society by FGCU Lutgert College of Business. Pankow was also an Honors Graduate of the Florida Bankers Association’s Florida Trust and Wealth Management School.

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Beach County markets for over two decades. In this role, Rodriguez will lead Seacoast Bank’s Commercial Banking team and business development efforts in Broward County. Rodriguez will report to Chris Rolle, executive vice president, south group president. Rodriguez was most recently employed by First Horizon Bank as senior vice president, commercial banking team lead for Broward and Palm Beach counties. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance, and a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Palm Beach Atlantic University. Rodriguez is a long-standing community and civic leader currently serving in key leadership roles including Treasurer and Executive Board Member of the Central Palm Beach Chamber and Board Member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County. throughout the state of Florida, working with business partners to guide clients towards more efficient and cost effective cash flow operations, while also educating them on fraud awareness and banking changes. Aarons came to Capital City Bank in 2016, bringing with her 15 years of prior banking experience. She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from University of Louisiana Monroe, is an Accredited ACH Professional and is a graduate of the Leadership Tallahassee Class 40. In 2022, Aarons received the Julian V. Smith Community Service Award, an honor reserved for the Capital City Associate who embodies a spirit of volunteerism and selflessly gives of his or herself for the benefit of others. Aarons is a dedicated community advocate; she holds a chair position on the board of the Foundation for Leon County Schools and is Aarons TALLAHASSEE Capital City Bank announced that Treasury Management Sales Banker Susan Aarons has been named vice president. Aarons provides treasury management expertise and solutions

ST. PETE

BayFirst Financial Corp. announced the appointment of Scott J. McKim as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of BayFirst Financial Corp., and its wholly-owned subsidiary, St. Petersburg, Fla.-based BayFirst National Bank. A 25-year

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industry veteran and Lithia, Fla., resident, McKim joins BayFirst from 121 Financial Credit Union in Jacksonville, Fla., where he served as chief strategy officer since June 2022. He previously held the roles of CFO and chief lending officer of Publix Employees Federal Credit Union in Lakeland, Fla., and chief lending officer for American Heritage Federal Credit Union in Philadelphia, Pa. Before that McKim served in leadership roles at multiple financial institutions, most notably as director of corporate finance and a divisional CFO for Huntington Bancshares. McKim holds a Master’s in Business Administration degree from The Ohio State University and a Bachelor’s in

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