Pinnacle Welcomes Matt Burns and Stacy Altman to Myrtle Beach Office

Pinnacle Financial Partners announced the addition of two seasoned financial services experts to its Myrtle Beach Surfside office. Matt Burns joins as the office leader and Stacy Altman as a financial specialist.

“Matt and Stacy are joining an excellent office and bring significant experience to the work we do for the Myrtle Beach community,” said Aaron Butner, area manager. “Both bring exceptional leadership and vision to our branch, and they are already making a positive impact, strengthening our team and helping us deliver the personalized service Pinnacle is known for.”

 Burns serves as office leader and comes to Pinnacle with 17 years of experience. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a mortgage loan originator at United Community Bank. He also has experience at First Citizens Bank and Trust and Capital City Bank. Burns received his bachelor’s degree from Macon State College.

Altman, with seven years of experience, serves as a financial specialist. Altman came to Pinnacle from First Citizens Bank, where she held several key roles but most recently was an operations sales supervisor. She also previously served at United Community Bank.

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 entered the South Carolina market in 2017 when it acquired BNC Bancorp, offering community bank service with the resources and sophistication of a larger firm. Pinnacle was named the No. 1 Top Workplace in South Carolina, midsize companies category, in 2024, 2022 and 2021 by Charleston Business Magazine, Greenville Business Magazine and Columbia Business Monthly, with top 10 finishes in 2019 and 2020. 

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 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.