Synovus Financial appointed Kevin Blair chairman of the board, effective Jan. 1. Blair is the president and CEO of Synovus Financial and will succeed Kessel D. Stelling, who is retiring on Dec. 31, as chairman of the board. read more

DEC 16, 2022 - 6:48 am

Synovus appointed Shellie Creson its chief risk officer. Creson succeeded Mark Holladay, who retired from Synovus in March. Prior to Synovus, Creson served as executive vice president and chief audit executive at Fifth Third Bank. read more

AUG 3, 2022 - 7:10 am

Synovus established Here Matters Community Fund, a $4 million charitable giving fund through which Synovus will expand its investments in communities throughout the bank's five-state footprint in the Southeast. read more

DEC 28, 2021 - 6:15 am

Synovus Bank appointed Tom Dierdorff its new head of corporate and investment banking. Dierdorff most recently served as managing director and group head of financial services for Regions Bank and Regions Securities. read more

NOV 30, 2021 - 6:28 am

Meredith Forrester will join Synovus Financial as executive vice president and chief audit executive on Sept. 8. Forrester was most recently a business, strategy and operations leader at Truist, following more than 15 years of leadership in risk management and audit at SunTrust. read more

AUG 26, 2021 - 6:25 am

Kessel Stelling, chairman and CEO of Synovus, will move into the role of executive chairman of the board of Synovus on or about April 21, 2021, in conjunction with the company’s annual shareholders meeting. Kevin Blair, currently president and COO of Synovus, will succeed Stelling as CEO. read more

DEC 18, 2020 - 6:51 am