Member Spotlight 5/21/25

CBA Today eNewsletter,

David Tate, President/CEO, American Commerce Bank, Bremen, will be retiring at the end of June. Kevin Thrash, EVP, will move to the President/CEO role. David Tate will remain on the bank’s Board of Directors.

Joe Bennett has joined Ameris Bank, Atlanta, as the new Atlanta market president.

Julie Clarke has joined Hyperion Bank, Atlanta, as Senior Vice President/Commercial Lender.

Michelle Jackson has joined PrimeSouth Bank, Brunswick, as Branch Manager of the Hyde Park branch.

Troy Poulin has been named Chief Information Officer at The Claxton Bank.

Legacy State Bank, Loganville, was named “Employer of the Year” in Walton County by the Walton County Tribune.

Sympathy: CBA extends our sincere condolences to family, friends and former associates of Ricky Nessmith, who passed away recently. Ricky had a long banking career in Statesboro, where he was with Sea Island Bank, First Bulloch Bank and President of Farmers and Merchants Bank until his retirement in 2002. Read obituary.

Integris was recognized in ChannelE2E’s 2024 list of the Top Vertical Market Managed Services Providers (MSPs). Integris ranked #8 overall and #3 in the Finance and Banking sector.