LEADERSHIP 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

GAIL C. COOPER

Bio

Ms. Cooper’s work background includes more than 45 years of experience with Boyd Bros. Transportation, Inc., starting in 1972 and serving as Chief Executive Officer from 2000 until her retirement in 2018.

ARTHUR M. FREEMAN

(PRESIDENT)

Bio

Mr. Freeman serves as the President of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Freeman was Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer at First Partners Bank headquartered in Birmingham.

SAMUEL D. HASKELL

Bio

Mr. Haskell serves as a managing member of Colarion LLC, a registered investment advisor with investments focused on the financial services industry, and The Mint Financal Sector Fund, LP.  He is Chief Investment Officer for JHH Wealth of Charlotte, NC, an SEC Registered Investment Advisory, and manages SIPCO LLC, a real estate investment firm focused on the Gulf Coast.

KEVIN KYNERD

(CHAIR)

Bio

Mr. Kynerd is the President of Bradford Building Company, Inc., a Birmingham-based general contractor that specializes in retail, healthcare, and light industrial construction across the Southeastern United States. Mr. Kynerd has more than 10 years of experience as a bank director and has served on a variety of board committees.

W. SCOTT MATHEWS

Bio

Mr. Mathews serves as Chief Credit Officer of the Company. He has more than 30 years of experience in credit administration, including regulatory and credit compliance. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Mathews served as Chief Credit Officer of First Partners Bank headquartered in Birmingham.

TRAVIS MEYER

Bio

Mr. Meyer President of 30A Investment Partners, a holding company that develops, invests in, and managers a diverse portfolio of companies across different industries.

ELIZABETH FEATHERINGILL PHARO

Bio

Ms. Pharo has broad work and leadership experience in the telecommunications and technology industries. She is the Managing Partner of Featheringill Capital, a liquidity and growth partner for business owners focused on long-term stability and value creation. She currently Chairs Experlogix, Eagle Automation, InvestEdge, and CompleteCase. Previously, Ms. Pharo served as Chair of the Board of Directors of Momentum Telecom, a leading cloud voice, broadband management and unified communications provider, and Chair of the Board of Directors of SuccessEHS, and health IT vendor specializing in practice management and EHR software solutions; successfully exiting both.

J. DAVID SIZEMORE

Bio

Mr. Sizemore serves as Chief Lending Officer of the Company.  Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Sizemore was Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial Real Estate at First Partners Bank headquartered in Birmingham.

B. HANSON SLAUGHTER

Bio

With more than 23 years of experience in financial services, Mr. Slaughter is the Managing Director of 1919 Investment Counsel, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corporation. From 2011 to 2016, Mr. Slaughter was an executive officer of the Trust Company of Sterne Agee, Inc.

BILL SMITH

Bio

Bill Smith is the founder of Landing, the industry’s first membership-based leasing model offering a network of thoughtfully designed, fully furnished apartments as the flexible long-term living solution for today’s modern renter. Prior to founding Landing, Bill was the founder and CEO of Shipt, a membership-based marketplace, enabling same-day delivery of fresh foods and household essentials across the US. Shipt was acquired by Target in December 2017 and operates as an independent subsidiary serving multiple retailers.

KENNETH W. TILL

(CEO)

Bio

Mr. Till serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.  He has 30 years of banking experience in Alabama, most recently having served as Chief Financial Officer of First Partners Bank and, prior to that, Assistant Comptroller of Regions Financial Corporation.

CHASE WISE

Bio
Chase began his career in the steel industry in 2008 and was named President of Saginaw Pipe Company in 2018.  In 2019, he helped establish the Saginaw Foundation for Hope, a charity focused on disaster relief. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Rampart IC, a company committed to providing safe, full-body radiation protection in the healthcare space.
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