Reliant Bancorp, the parent company of Reliant Bank, named John R. Wilson president of the company and Reliant Bank. Wilson joined Reliant Bank in 2005 and most recently served as chief loan officer. DeVan Ard Jr. will continue to serve as chairman and CEO of both the company and Reliant Bank.
“We are excited to name John as our president,” Ard said. “He is a proven leader and team builder with over 30 years of banking experience in Middle Tennessee. In his new role he will oversee the day to day sales and service operations of Reliant Bank, and will report directly to me. This move also aligns our management team to be more effective as we continue to grow and add scale.”
Reliant Bank also appointed Mark Ryman chief loan officer and Bill Fitzgerald chief risk officer. Ryman, who joined Reliant Bank in 2005, most recently served as Williamson and Davidson County market president. Before joining Reliant Bank in 2019, Fitzgerald had more than 35 years of experience in public accounting. He came most recently from Carr, Riggs and Ingram, where he served as an audit partner in the financial institutions group.
Reliant Bancorp is a Brentwood, TN-based financial holding company which, through its wholly owned subsidiary Reliant Bank, operates banking centers in Cheatham, Davidson, Hamilton, Hickman, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford Sumner, and Williamson counties in Tennessee.
