Fifth Third Bank Atlanta Regional President Hal Clemmer was named regional president of Fifth Third Bank (Tennessee), effective immediately.

Clemmer has served as president of the Georgia region since 2015. His Nashville appointment marks a return, as he was head of Large Corporate Banking and also served as senior corporate banker there from 2010 to 2015. Prior to joining Fifth Third in 2010, Clemmer spent more than 20 years in commercial banking, including leadership roles at SouthTrust and its successors, Wachovia and Wells Fargo, serving in a number of major Southeast markets.

“I am pleased that Hal has agreed to return to Nashville and take on this new challenge, leading one of the bank’s fastest-growing markets,” said Mike Michael, group regional president of Fifth Third Bank. “His existing familiarity with this market means that he will hit the ground running, and his demonstrated leadership will benefit both the Bank and the community.”

Clemmer succeeds Donald Abel, Jr., who left the bank to pursue other opportunities.