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Meet Our Commercial Leadership Team
Our dedicated bankers have years of experience partnering with companies across the Southeast to help them realize their fullest potential.

Bryan Kennedy
President
Northern Banking Group

Jack Goettee
President
Central Banking Group

Mark Thompson
President
Southern Banking Group

Cutter Davis
Director of Commercial Banking

Judson McAdams
Director of Treasury Management
Meet Our Regional Leadership Team
Northern Banking Group

Jay Reagan
State President
North Carolina

Robert Cowgill
State President
Virginia


Central Banking Group

John Helmken
State President
Georgia

Bill Medich
State President
South Carolina

Mike Coggin
Division President
SC Upstate

Holden Hayes
Division President
Savannah

Montague Laffitte
Division President
SC Central

Jay Forrester
Division President
GA Central


Southern Banking Group

Evans Quinlivan
State President
Alabama

Stan Kryder
Atlanta Bank Chairman

Brett Barnhardt
EVP/Division President
Treasure Coast Region

Dale Dreyer
EVP/Division President
Central Region

Chris Kamienski
EVP/Division President
First Coast Region

Shaun Merriman
EVP/Division President
West Region

Gil Pomar
EVP/Division President
South Region

Michael Sleaford
EVP/Division President
East Central Region

Lee Washam
EVP/Division President
Chattahoochee Region



A Leading Regional Bank in the Southeast
With more than 5,000 dedicated team members and 275+ locations, SouthState serves more than one million customers in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia.
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