Synovus, the Columbus, Georgia-based financial services company, recently presented its annual Circle of Excellence Sales and Chairman’s Awards.  The Sales Awards recognize team members for exceeding sales goals and making extraordinary contributions in multiple areas such as winning new business, being a team player, maximizing cross-sell opportunities, and enhancing shareholder value. 

Winners this year include:

Retail Banking

Main Office Branch, AFB&T

Venice Branch, Synovus Bank of Florida

Canton, East Covington, and Hamilton Mill Branches – Bank of North Georgia

Hilton Head Branch, NBSC

Main Office Branch, Sea Island Bank

Roosevelt, Henderson, and Cypress Creek Branches – Synovus Bank of Florida

Community Banking

Business Banking

Commercial Bankers: Robert Hursh, Synovus Bank of Florida; Brent Dykstra, Synovus

Bank of Florida; Chad Thomason, AFB&T; Ryan Riley, Synovus Bank of Florida; Joey

Magadinno, SB&T Bank; and Candice Burge, The Bank of Tuscaloosa

Commercial Banking

Commercial Banking Managers: Scott Cleveland, Bank of North Georgia; Alan Uram,     

NBSC; Peter Dyson, Coastal Bank and Trust

Commercial Bankers: Amy Johnson, Sterling Bank; Dan Rajczyk, Bank of North Georgia

Commercial Real Estate Banking: Paige Collier, CRE Banking Manager, Bank of North Georgia

Private Wealth: Konda Pollard, Private Wealth Advisor, Bank of North Georgia; Dave Wilkins, Manager, Private Wealth Management, The Coastal Bank of Georgia; Kelly Green, Private Wealth Advisor, Bank of North Georgia; and Jennifer Blackhurst, Private Wealth Advisor, NBSC

Corporate Banking

Large Corporate Banking: David Bowman and Aaron Hill, Synovus Corporate Bankers;

Specialty Line Banking: Dan Harrington, Senior Large Corporate Commercial Real Estate Banker, based in Nashville

Treasury Management Services: Kay Houk, Treasury Management Sales Representative, based in Birmingham

Top Sales Manager: Chad Parsons, Treasury Management Regional Sales Manager, in Norcross 

Financial Management Services

Synovus Mortgage: Units - Ashley Valentini, Area Sales Leader, Columbus; Phillip Lee, Mortgage Loan Originator, Jasper; and Ginger Mallory, Mortgage Loan Originator, Warner Robins

Volume - Maggie McMullen, Market Sales Leader, Marietta; Ashley Valentini, Area Sales Leader, Columbus; and Lisa Anderson, Market Sales Leader, Savannah

Cross-sell - Alene Gnyp, Mortgage Loan Originator, Nashville; David Finney, Mortgage Loan Originator, Tampa/St. Petersburg

Synovus Securities, Inc. (SSI): Financial Consultants Ron Wood, Huntsville; Allen Curry, Charleston; and the team of Len Sexton and Travis Wade, Columbus

SSI Financial Consultants generating the most client assets for GLOBALT, a division of Synovus: Len Sexton and Travis Wade, Columbus; Ron Wood, Huntsville; and Lynn Whatley, Rome

Creative Financial, a division of Synovus: Financial Consultants Gary Abshier, Tim Vassy, and David Cooksey, all based in Atlanta