On the move: CB&T executive Mark Snead promoted to CEO of Synovus division Sterling Bank in Montgomery

Synovus Bank said Mark Snead, now with Columbus Bank and Trust, will become chief executive officer of Montgomery-based Sterling Bank. Snead will begin Jan. 1 following the year-end retirement of current CEO Alan Worrell.

"Montgomery and the River Region are important areas of growth for Synovus, and we are very fortunate to have a banker of Mark's energy and experience lead the talented team there," said R. Dallis "D" Copeland Jr., chief community banking officer of Columbus-based Synovus, in a statement. "He knows he has big shoes to fill, however, with the retirement of Alan Worrell, who has served Montgomery with great skill and care for decades. We congratulate Alan on a well-earned retirement, and we thank him for the example he has set for bankers everywhere."

Worrell will remain chairman of Sterling Bank's board of advisors. He co-founded Sterling Bank in 1989 and will continue to help guide its growth and success through his role as chairman, Synovus said.

Snead currently is vice president, commercial lending at Columbus Bank and Trust. He graduated from Auburn University and joined CB&T as a management trainee in 2000. He has held a number of retail and commercial banking positions over the last 15 years at Synovus, including commercial real estate and regional lending.

Sterling Bank was acquired by Synovus in 1992 and serves Montgomery and the River Region from four locations. Sterling Bank is on the Internet at sterlingmontgomery.synovus.com.

Synovus operates 28 locally-branded divisions, 258 branches and 336 ATMs in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee.

This story was originally published October 31, 2015 at 10:19 PM with the headline "On the move: CB&T executive Mark Snead promoted to CEO of Synovus division Sterling Bank in Montgomery ."