Pinnacle Financial Partners Welcomes Chris Maynard as Chief Information Security Officer

Chris Maynard has joined Pinnacle Financial Partners as the chief information security officer (CISO). His wide range of industry experience and qualifications will be key to the firm’s maintaining the industry-leading security of its client’s assets while staying ahead of potential threats. Maynard’s appointment comes as current CISO Jeremy Hopwood focuses on his role as President and CEO of Five Iron, a Pinnacle investment and one of the industry’s most advanced security operations centers. In addition, Hopwood will remain in a consultative role for at least a year.

“Chris’ agility and innovation throughout his career make him an exemplary candidate to maintain the high-grade security standards promised to our clients,” said Randy Withrow, chief information officer for Pinnacle Financial Partners. “With exemplary cybersecurity systems and protection already in place, years of industry experience and Jeremy’s and Keith’s consistency and institutional knowledge guiding him, Chris will be in a prime position to serve Pinnacle in this essential role.”

Maynard’s comprehensive security experience spans more than 22 years. He comes to Pinnacle Financial Partners from Lexis Nexis Reed Tech, where he served as the chief information security officer, providing cybersecurity strategy and direction for the company and working with executive leadership to ensure platforms were developed with security at the forefront. Maynard brings immense public- and private-sector experience from leading tech companies to the Department of Homeland Security, by which he was awarded the Department of Homeland Security’s Secretary’s Award in 2018.

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 2022 deposit data from the FDIC, is listed by Forbes as No. 27 among America’s Best Banks, higher than any other bank headquartered in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina or Georgia. Pinnacle also earned a spot on the 2023 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For^® in the U.S., its seventh consecutive appearance, and was recognized by American Banker as one of America’s Best Banks to Work For 10 years in a row and No. 1 among banks with more than $11 billion in assets in 2022.

Pinnacle owns a 49% interest in BHG Financial, which provides innovative, hassle-free financial solutions to health care practitioners and other professionals. Great Place to Work and FORTUNE have listed BHG as a best workplace in multiple categories since 2016.

The firm began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $45.1 billion in assets as of March 31, 2023. As the second-largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in 17 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.