Two Experienced Bankers Make the Move to Pinnacle

Commercial banker Jerry Bailey and financial specialist Matthew Clark have joined Pinnacle Financial Partners’ Burlington, NC, team. Bailey is an area manager for the firm’s client advisory group, which serves middle market and commercial clients. Clark is a financial specialist for Pinnacle’s client services group.

“We’re excited that Jerry and Matthew are bringing their expertise to Pinnacle and expanding our team in Burlington,” said David Allen, leader of Pinnacle’s client advisory group in the Carolinas and Virginia. “Their personalities and professional maturity fit right into our culture, and they appreciate the value of our advisory approach to client service.”

Coming from Wells Fargo, Bailey led a team of eight commercial bankers in the Piedmont Triad region. He had been with Wells Fargo for more than 30 years prior to this move. At Pinnacle, he will manage teams of financial advisors in Burlington and in Greensboro. Bailey earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from East Carolina University. He serves on the board of Alamance Community College Foundation, the Alamance Community Foundation and the YMCA.

Clark brings eight and a half years’ experience from Wells Fargo in Mebane, NC, to his role as financial specialist. In addition to financial services, he has seven years of sales experience in wireless technology.

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. Pinnacle earned a spot on FORTUNE's 2021 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For® in the U.S., its fifth consecutive appearance. American Banker recognized Pinnacle as one of America’s Best Banks to Work For eight years in a row and No. 1 among banks with more than $10 billion in assets in 2020.

Pinnacle entered the North Carolina market in 2017 when it acquired BNC Bancorp, known locally as Bank of North Carolina. Pinnacle continues BNC’s practice of offering community bank service with the resources and sophistication of a larger firm.

The firm began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, TN in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $35.3 billion in assets as of March 31, 2021. As the second-largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in 12 primarily urban markets in Tennessee, the Carolinas, Virginia and Atlanta.  

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