Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> December 8, 2008
M. TERRY TURNER is President and Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle Financial
Partners, Inc., a role he has held since Pinnacle's founding in October 2000. He
is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he received his
Bachelor's degree in Industrial Management in 1976. Following his graduation,
Mr. Turner worked for Arthur Andersen & Company as a consultant in Atlanta. In
1979 he joined one of his clients, Park National Bank in Knoxville, Tennessee,
and held various management positions, including Senior Vice President of the
bank's commercial division. In 1985, Mr. Turner joined First American National
Bank in Nashville, Tennessee, as a result of its acquisition of Park National
Bank. Mr. Turner served from January 1994 until November 1998 as President of
the Retail Bank of First American National Bank. From November 1998 until
October 1999, he served as President of the Investment Services Group of First
American Corporation. Mr. Turner's banking career at First American in Nashville
covered 14 years and entailed executive-level responsibilities for almost all
aspects of its banking and investment operations. During Mr. Turner's tenure in
Nashville, he has served as Chairman of the Nashville Sports Council, Chairman
of the Board of Trustees for Brentwood Academy, Advisory Board Chairman for the
Salvation Army, Vice Chairman for the Southern Baptist Foundation and as a
member of the Board of Trustees of Belmont University and the Executive
Committee of the Nashville Credit Bureau. Mr. Turner currently serves on the
Board of the Nashville Sports Council and Gaylord Hotel's Music City Bowl
presented by Bridgestone. Mr. Turner is an active member in the World
Presidents' Organization and is also a member of numerous local clubs and
organizations including Leadership Nashville. Profile
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Mr. Turner: First of all, we are a one-bank holding
