Member Spotlight 5/21/25

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 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. 
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| 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. | |
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 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. | 
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 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. | |
 
        








