Craig Crenshaw Joins Pinnacle Financial Partners

Craig Crenshaw has joined Pinnacle Financial Partners as senior vice president and financial consultant for Pinnacle Asset Management, one of the firm’s units that provides investment management, securities trading and execution. He is based at the firm’s main office in Raleigh on Glenwood Avenue.

The advisors at Pinnacle Asset Management provide advice and services to businesses and individuals with significant investment needs. Advisors have access to the full suite of investment products offered by Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.

“Craig adds a new facet to our deep bench of financial services,” said Stan Smith, manager of Pinnacle Asset Management in the Carolinas and Virginia. “We work hard to meet a client’s every need, and sophisticated wealth management capabilities are a key piece of that. Craig’s diverse business experience and proven track record of helping clients make him the ideal person to expand our offerings in the Triangle.”

Crenshaw brings 24 years of investment services experience to Pinnacle. He most recently comes from SunTrust Investment Services, where he was a financial advisor. Previously he was a financial advisor for Wells Fargo Advisors and Bank of America Investments.

Crenshaw earned his bachelor’s degree from Mars Hill College in North Carolina. He holds Series 63, 65 and 7 securities licenses, the Certified in Long Term Care CLTC® designation and is licensed in North Carolina life insurance.

The team at Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for businesses and their owners and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. The company earned a place on FORTUNE’s 2017 and 2018 lists of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in the U.S., and American Banker recognized Pinnacle as one of America’s Best Banks to Work For six years in a row.

Pinnacle entered the North Carolina market in 2017 when it acquired BNC Bancorp, known locally as Bank of North Carolina. Pinnacle continues BNC’s practice of offering community bank service with the resources and sophistication of a larger firm.

The company began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, TN in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $24 billion in assets as of June 30, 2018. As the second-largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in 11 primarily urban markets in Tennessee, the Carolinas and Virginia.

Additional information concerning Pinnacle, which is included in the NASDAQ Financial-100 Index, can be accessed at www.pnfp.com.

 

About Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.

Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., is a financial services firm supporting more than 7,500 independent financial advisors nationwide. Since 1974, Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC, has provided a wide range of investment and wealth planning related services through its affiliate, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC. Both broker/dealers are wholly owned subsidiaries of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE-RJF), a leading diversified financial services company with approximately 7,500 financial advisors in 3,000

locations throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. Total client assets are approximately $727 billion.

 

About the Financial Institutions Division of RJFS

The Financial Institutions Division was established by Raymond James in 1987 to provide banks and credit unions with an alternative to traditional third-party investment providers. Raymond James provides full-service securities brokerage and advisory services to financial institutions seeking to compete with the largest banks and securities firms in the country. In addition to a full complement of investment products and services, Raymond James has the ability to deliver investment banking, public finance, research, self-clearing capabilities and wealth management services to both individuals and institutions.

Securities offered through Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC. Investment products are: not deposits, not FDIC insured, not insured by any government agency, not bank guaranteed, subject to risk and may lose value. Investment advisory services offered through Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. Pinnacle Financial Partners, Pinnacle Asset Management and Pinnacle Bank are not registered broker/dealers and are independent of Raymond James Financial Services. Located at 150 3^rd Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37201, (615) 690-1417.