Pinnacle Financial Partners Recruits Office Leader for Chattanooga Broad Street Office

Michael Bua has joined the Pinnacle Financial Partners team as the office leader for the Chattanooga Broad Street office, bringing 11 years of financial industry experience to the firm.

“Michael exemplifies the high-level talent we attract with our best-in-class internal culture and dedication to exceptional client service and guidance,” said Ryan Murphy, area manager for Pinnacle. “Michael has already demonstrated that he brings tremendous industry knowledge to the table and is an asset to our team and the Chattanooga community as a whole.”

Prior to joining Pinnacle, Bua was an assistant vice president and branch manager for Regions Bank in Chattanooga. He also has experience as a financial center manager from his time with Fifth Third Bank in Tampa, FL. Bua received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Florida Southern College. Outside of work, Bua is an active volunteer in various community organizations.

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. 11 on FORTUNE magazine’s 2024 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For^® in the U.S., its eighth 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 in 2020-2024.

The firm began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, TN, in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $52.6 billion in assets as of December 31, 2024. 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.