Scott McCann joined Pinnacle Financial Partners as senior credit officer, adding credit leadership for the company’s specialty finance businesses. In his role, McCann will manage the underwriting and asset management functions for Pinnacle’s equipment and franchise finance lending groups.

“As the risk management leader for two of our specialty lending groups, Scott will play a pivotal role serving the financing needs of Pinnacle’s small business, middle-market and capital markets clients,” Sam Belk, senior lending officer for Pinnacle, said. “Having worked with Scott for many years, I knew Scott’s expertise in credit underwriting and portfolio management would be an asset to the firm and vital to the continued growth and success of our specialty groups.”

McCann has more than 30 years of experience as a credit leader and bank regulator. McCann previously served for nearly 20 years as an underwriting and portfolio manager with Wells Fargo. Prior to that, he served a total of 11 years as a bank examiner for the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. McCann is a member of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, serving on the association’s credit and collections management committee since 2016.