Pinnacle Financial Partners honored as finalist for Corporate Kindness Award

Inaugural awards recognize kindness as a driver of performance, culture and impact

NASHVILLE, TN, Nov. 13, 2026 – Pinnacle Financial Partners (Nasdaq: PNFP) was honored as a finalist for the Corporate Kindness Award in the Enterprise category for the inaugural 2026 Workplace Kindness Awards at Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City, presented by Kindness at Work.

Selected from more than 175 nominations across 18 countries and six continents, Pinnacle is one of just 60 finalists spanning 13 award categories. The Corporate Kindness Award — Enterprise recognizes large organizations with 1,000 or more employees that embed kindness into leadership, culture and daily operations at scale. Financial advisor Jenny Shtipelman from Pinnacle’s National Capital Region nominated the firm for the award based on the firm’s broader commitment to maintaining a human-centered workplace across its footprint.

"I celebrated my one-year anniversary with the firm in July," said Shtipelman. “A big part of what attracted me to Pinnacle is the longstanding commitment to creating a supportive, caring environment for team members as the foundation for distinctive service to our clients and communities, I wanted my company to being recognized on a global stage by Kindness at Work because we’re a high-growth firm filled with people that firmly believe that genuine care and high performance really do go hand in hand."

The event featured a keynote address from Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer at VaynerX, and brought together executives, founders and culture leaders to celebrate organizations demonstrating that workplace kindness drives retention, engagement and business performance.

Created by Kindness at Work in partnership with science and charity partner Kindness.org, the Workplace Kindness Awards establish a global benchmark for measuring and recognizing human impact in business. Finalists were evaluated by an independent panel of global judges on how intentionally their organizations integrate empathy, trust and support into the employee experience.

This recognition adds to Pinnacle’s recent workplace honors in 2026, including being named to American Banker’s Best Banks to Work For list for the 14th consecutive year, Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For® (No. 12) and PEOPLE Magazine’s Companies that Care (No. 16).

About Kindness at Work
Kindness at Work is an international initiative that evaluates, measures, and rewards workplace empathy as a core driver of corporate culture and business performance through assessments and the Workplace Kindness Awards. Learn more at KindnessAtWork.com.

About Pinnacle Financial Partners
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (“Pinnacle”) is a $130.7 billion asset regional bank which provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services for commercial and consumer clients who want a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. The firm joined forces with Synovus Financial Corp. in 2026, bringing together more than 160 years of combined banking service. Pinnacle is the largest bank headquartered in Tennessee and the largest bank holding company headquartered in Georgia. The firm is No. 1 in deposit market share* in the Nashville MSA and No. 4 in the Atlanta MSA with offices in Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, Virginia and Maryland.

Pinnacle is an employer of choice for financial services professionals. The firm is No. 12 in the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® in 2026, its 10th consecutive appearance. Pinnacle was also recognized by American Banker as No. 4 among America’s Best Banks to Work For in 2025, its 13th consecutive year on the list, and No. 1 among banks with more than $10 billion in assets. Learn more about Pinnacle at PNFP.com.

*As of June 30, 2026, according to FDIC data.