John Willis

John, a former financial institution senior vice president and corporate counsel, has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, asset purchases and sales, corporate governance, third party risk management, loan portfolio sales, securities, and regulatory compliance. He served as senior vice president and senior counsel for State Bank and Trust Company as it successfully expanded over several years from a $2.6 billion asset institution to a $5 billion asset institution, culminating in its merger with Cadence Bank, N.A.