Pinnacle Financial Partners Expands its Presence in Chattanooga with Addition of Veteran Financial Advisor

Pinnacle Financial Partners has strengthened its Chattanooga team with the addition of Chris George, a seasoned financial advisor bringing 12 years of financial services experience. George joins the firm with a deep background in medical private banking, wealth management and business banking.

“Chris’s experience and dedication to his clients make him a tremendous asset to our Chattanooga team,” said Michael Mathis, Chattanooga president. “He has a proven ability to deliver meaningful results, and his collaborative approach will help us build even stronger partnerships throughout the region.”

Prior to joining Pinnacle, Chris served as a senior vice president and private client relationship manager for First Horizon Bank in Chattanooga. He also served as a wealth advisor and financial center manager at Regions Bank.

Chris received his bachelor’s in business from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Outside of work, Chris is an active board member with the Chamber of Commerce, Ronald McDonald House and a volunteer coach with First Tee. He is also a recent graduate of Leadership Chattanooga class of 2024-2025.

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 firm is the No. 1 bank in the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA, according to 2024 deposit data from the FDIC. Pinnacle is No. 9 on FORTUNE magazine’s 2025 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For® in the U.S., its ninth consecutive appearance and was recognized by American Banker as one of America’s Best Banks to Work For 12 years in a row and No.1 among banks with more than $10 billion in assets in 2024.

Pinnacle began serving Chattanooga in 2015 when it acquired CapitalMark Bank & Trust. The firm is the second-largest bank in the market in terms of deposits and is also one of the fastest growing. Pinnacle was named a top 10 Top Workplace in Chattanooga by the Chattanooga Times Free Press 2020-2024.

The firm began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, TN, in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $54.8 billion in assets as of June 30, 2025.  As the second-largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in several primarily urban markets across the Southeast.

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