Regions Bank appointed veteran wealth management executive Thom Smith to serve as Regions Private Wealth Management regional executive for Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Throughout his career, Smith has built and led high-performing teams, implemented growth initiatives and supported the fiduciary and planning needs for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients.
As private wealth regional executive, Smith will oversee teams providing comprehensive wealth management, tailored investment services, financial planning services and insights, including retirement and legacy planning, trust and estate planning, philanthropic and charitable giving solutions, natural resources and real estate properties management, and banking and lending solutions.
Smith will lead Regions Private Wealth Management’s expanding teams serving high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients across major Southeastern markets, including Albany, Atlanta, Augusta and Savannah in Georgia; Charlotte and Raleigh in North Carolina; and Charleston, Columbia and Greenville in South Carolina.
Smith’s leadership supports the bank’s Regions360 approach, which integrates consumer banking, commercial banking, and wealth management to deliver holistic, client-focused financial solutions. He will work alongside Regions market leaders including Mary Beth Coke, Thad Walton, Brian Jackson and others as part of a united focus on growth across Regions’ key lines of business.
“Thom is a seasoned, well-respected leader with a strong track record of building high-performing teams, executing growth strategies and making life better for high-net-worth clients and their families,” Leslie Carter-Prall, head of Regions Private Wealth Management, said. “We are pleased to welcome Thom to Regions, and we look forward to his leadership with a service focus to current and new private wealth management clients.”
Smith added, “After many years in the industry, the opportunity to join a company like Regions, with its strong reputation, collaborative culture and commitment to client service, was incredibly compelling. I look forward to working with this talented team to deepen client relationships, invest in our associates, strengthen collaboration across the bank and drive thoughtful, disciplined growth across Georgia and the Carolinas.”
Smith brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in private banking and wealth management. Most recently, he served as managing director at Fifth Third Private Bank, where he led an integrated private banking team across multiple markets, including Georgia, Alabama, Texas and California.
Prior to that, Smith spent nearly two decades at Truist and its predecessor bank, BB&T, where he served as senior vice president and regional wealth managing director.
