United Community Bank executive speaks at Risk Management Association CEO panel
June 5, 2017
The Upper South Carolina Chapter of The Risk Management Association held a roundtable discussion on Thursday, June 1, 2017 to spotlight the current state of banking and to discuss challenges facing the industry. The panel included Lynn Harton, President and Chief Operating Officer of United Community Bank, Suzanne Morrison, Executive Vice President and Division Manager of Wells Fargo and John Poole, CEO of CAB Financial Corporation and was moderated by Allen Gillespie, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Investment Officer of FinTrust Investment Advisors.
“It was a pleasure speaking at the RMA CEO Panel and participating in meaningful conversations with other financial professionals in the industry,” said Harton. “This panel discussion is a great opportunity to listen and learn from one another, and I am honored to be a part of it.”
Topics discussed at the panel covered mergers and acquisitions, increased regulations, the health of the banking industry and the overall economy in the region. The panel discussion was a structured Q&A and was held at the ONE Building Auditorium.
Founded in 1914, The RMA is a not-for-profit, member-driven professional association whose sole purpose is to advance the use of sound risk management principles in the financial services industry. RMA promotes an enterprise approach to risk management that focuses on credit risk, market risk and operational risk. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, RMA has 2,500 institutional members that include banks of all sizes as well as nonbank financial institutions. They are represented in the Association by 18,000 individuals located throughout North America, Europe, Australia and Asia/Pacific.
About United Community Bank
United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) is a registered bank holding company based in Blairsville, Georgia with $10.7 billion in assets. The company’s banking subsidiary, United Community Bank, is one of the southeast region’s largest full-service banks, operating 134 offices in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The bank specializes in providing personalized community banking services to individuals, small businesses and corporations. Services include a full range of consumer and commercial banking products including mortgage, advisory and treasury management. Respected national research firms consistently recognize United Community Bank for outstanding customer service: In 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, J.D. Power ranked United Community Bank first in customer satisfaction in the Southeast. In 2017, for the fourth consecutive year, Forbes included United among their list of the top 100 Best Banks in America. Additional information about the company and the bank’s full range of products and services can be found at www.ucbi.com.
