People: Ameris Bancorp (ABCB.O)
ABCB.O on Nasdaq
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18 Jun 2013
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18 Jun 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Edwin Hortman |
58 | 2005 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Dennis Zember |
42 | 2005 | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President |
Cindi Lewis |
58 | 2006 | Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Secretary |
Stephen Melton |
61 | 2011 | Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer |
Andrew Cheney |
62 | 2009 | Executive Vice President, Banking Group President |
Jon Edwards |
50 | 2011 | Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer and Director - Credit Administration |
Leo Hill |
2013 | Director | |
R. Dale Ezzell |
62 | 2010 | Independent Director |
J. Raymond Fulp |
67 | 1989 | Independent Director |
Daniel Jeter |
60 | 1997 | Independent Director |
Robert Lynch |
48 | 2000 | Independent Director |
Brooks Sheldon |
66 | 2005 | Independent Director |
Jimmy Veal |
63 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Cara Horne |
Investor Relations Officer |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Edwin Hortman |
Mr. Edwin W. Hortman, Jr., is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Ameris Bancorp. He has served as a director of the Company since November 2003 and as a director of the Bank since February 2006. Mr. Hortman has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2005. From November 2003 through December 2004, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and from 2002 to 2003, he served as Executive Vice President and North Regional Executive of the Company. From 1998 through 2003, Mr. Hortman served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Security Bank, formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Hortman also served as a director of Citizens Security Bank from 1998 to 2004. In addition, he served as a director of Central Bank & Trust, Southland Bank, First National Bank of South Georgia and Merchants & Farmers Bank, formerly wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, from 2002 to 2004. Mr. Hortman also serves as a director of the Georgia Bankers Association Insurance Trust. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration, with emphasis in accounting and finance, from the University of Georgia. He is also a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University. |
Dennis Zember |
Mr. Dennis J. Zember, Jr., is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ameris Bancorp. He has been Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Flag Financial Corporation and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Flag Bank from January 2002 to February 2005. Vice President and Treasurer of Century South Banks, Inc. from August 1997 to May 2001. |
Cindi Lewis |
Ms. Cindi H. Lewis is Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Secretary of Ameris Bancorp. She has been Chief Administrative Officer since May 2006, Executive Vice President since May 2002 and Corporate Secretary since May 2000. Director of Human Resources from May 2000 to May 2006 and Senior Vice President from May 2000 to May 2002. |
Stephen Melton |
Mr. Stephen A. Melton serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer of Ameris Bancorp., since October 19, 2011. He has been Chief Executive Officer of Columbus Bank and Trust Company from 2010 to February 2011. President and Chief Executive Officer of Columbus Bank and Trust Company from 1998 to 2010. Regional Chief Executive Officer of Synovus Financial Corporation from 1998 to February 2011. Director of Columbus Bank and Trust Company from 1993 to February 2011 and Director of Synovus Trust Company from 2006 to February 2011. |
Andrew Cheney |
Mr. Andrew B. Cheney is Executive Vice President and Banking Group President of Ameris Bancorp. He has been President and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank since December 2010. Regional Executive for Florida and Coastal Georgia from February 2009 to May 2009. Florida Chairman from January 2008 to January 2009 and President from January 2000 to December 2007 with Mercantile Bank. |
Jon Edwards |
Mr. Jon S. Edwards is Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer and Director - Credit Administration of Ameris Bancorp. He has been Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer since July 2011. Executive Vice President and Director of Credit Administration since May 2005. Executive Vice President and Regional Bank Executive for Southern Division from August 2002 through April 2005. Director of Credit Administration from March 1999 to July 2003. Senior Vice President from March 1999 to August 2002. Director of each subsidiary bank in the Southern Division from September 2002 through April 2005. |
Leo Hill |
|
R. Dale Ezzell |
Mr. R. Dale Ezzell serves as Independent Director of Ameris Bancorp. Mr. Ezzell serves as a director of Ameris Bank, the Company’s wholly-owned banking subsidiary (the “Bank”), since May 2010, when he was elected by the Board to serve as a Class III director to fill a vacancy in the Board’s membership. Mr. Ezzell served as a director of Southland Bank, formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, from 1983 until the merger of Southland Bank into the Bank in 2006. He also served as Southland Bank’s Chairman from 1995 until such merger. Mr. Ezzell currently serves as Chairman of the Bank’s community board in Dothan, Alabama. Mr. Ezzell is the founder and owner of Wisecards Printing and Mailing, a direct mail advertising business in Abbeville, Alabama. Prior to establishing Wisecards in 2001, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ezzell’s Inc., which operated several department stores in southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia, from 1987 to 2000. |
J. Raymond Fulp |
Mr. J. Raymond Fulp is Independent Director of Ameris Bancorp. He is as a director of the Bank since February 2006. Mr. Fulp served as a director and Chairman of the Board of Citizens Security Bank, formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, from 1987 and 2000, respectively, and until the merger of Citizens Security Bank into the Bank in 2006. He also currently serves as Chairman of the Bank’s community board in Tifton, Georgia. He is a pharmacist and was the co-owner of Midtown Pharmacy in Tifton, Georgia from 1974 until its sale in 1999. He received a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from the University of Georgia. |
Daniel Jeter |
Mr. Daniel B. Jeter serves as Independent Director of Ameris Bancorp. He serves as a director of the Bank since 2002. He has been Chairman of the Board and of the Board of Directors of the Bank since May 2007. He also serves on the community bank board for the Company’s Moultrie, Georgia market. Mr. Jeter is the Chairman and co-owner of Standard Discount Corporation (“Standard”), a consumer finance company. He joined Standard in 1979 and is an officer and director of each of Standard’s affiliates, including Colquitt Loan Company, Globe Loan Company of Hazelhurst, Globe Loan Company of Tifton, Globe Loan Company of Moultrie, Peach Finance Company, Personal Finance Service of Statesboro and Globe Financial Services of Thomasville. He is co-owner of Classic Insurance Company and President of Cavalier Insurance Company, both of which are re-insurance companies. Mr. Jeter is also a partner in a real estate partnership that develops owner-occupied commercial properties for office and professional use. He serves as a director and an officer of the Georgia Industrial Loan Corporation and as a director of Allied Business Systems. He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Georgia. |
Robert Lynch |
Mr. Robert P. Lynch is Independent Director of Ameris Bancorp. He serves as a director of the Bank since February 2006. Mr. Lynch is the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lynch Management Company, which owns and manages five automobile dealerships located in the Southeast. He has been with Lynch Management Company for more than 25 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Florida. |
Brooks Sheldon |
Mr. Brooks Sheldon is Independent Director of Ameris Bancorp since 2005. He serves as a director of the Bank since 2003. Additionally, he served as President and a director of American Banking Company from 1989 until his retirement in 1997. He currently serves as Chairman of the Bank’s community board in Moultrie, Georgia. Mr. Sheldon graduated from Davidson College and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. He also served as an officer in the U. S. Army. He has offered leadership to his community as Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and the Development Authority, and he currently serves as Chairman of the Colquitt County Hospital Authority. |
Jimmy Veal |
Mr. Jimmy D. Veal is Independent Director of Ameris Bancorp. He serves as a director of the Bank since May 2008. Mr. Veal was a founding director of Golden Isles Financial Holdings, Inc., which was the corporate parent of The First Bank of Brunswick prior to its acquisition by the Company and subsequent merger into the Bank. He served as a director of both Golden Isles Financial Holdings, Inc. and The First Bank of Brunswick from their inception in 1989 until their acquisition by the Company in 2001 and as Vice Chairman of both companies from 1996 until 2001. Mr. Veal currently serves as Chairman of the Bank’s community Board in Brunswick, Georgia. Mr. Veal has been active in the hospitality industry for over 35 years. Together with his family, he currently owns and operates The Beachview Club on Jekyll Island, Georgia and Beachview Tent Rentals in Brunswick, Georgia. He is also active in various real estate and timberland ventures in Glynn County, Georgia and Camden County, Georgia. |
Cara Horne |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Edwin Hortman |
603,463 |
Dennis Zember |
327,564 |
Cindi Lewis |
220,097 |
Stephen Melton |
-- |
Andrew Cheney |
449,026 |
Jon Edwards |
275,493 |
Leo Hill |
-- |
R. Dale Ezzell |
-- |
J. Raymond Fulp |
-- |
Daniel Jeter |
-- |
Robert Lynch |
-- |
Brooks Sheldon |
-- |
Jimmy Veal |
-- |
Cara Horne |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Edwin Hortman |
38,900 | 168,212 |
Dennis Zember |
24,500 | 60,515 |
Cindi Lewis |
18,576 | 108,437 |
Stephen Melton |
0 | 0 |
Andrew Cheney |
0 | 0 |
Jon Edwards |
33,200 | 246,368 |
Leo Hill |
0 | 0 |
R. Dale Ezzell |
0 | 0 |
J. Raymond Fulp |
0 | 0 |
Daniel Jeter |
0 | 0 |
Robert Lynch |
0 | 0 |
Brooks Sheldon |
0 | 0 |
Jimmy Veal |
0 | 0 |
Cara Horne |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
EDWARDS JON S |
3,701 | $16.42 |
LEWIS CINDI H |
3,701 | $16.42 |
EDWARDS JON S |
3,701 | $13.37 |
LEWIS CINDI H |
3,701 | $13.37 |
CHENEY ANDREW B |
529 | $13.26 |
HILL LEO J |
438 | $14.20 |
HILL LEO J |
1,000 | $14.20 |
HILL LEO J |
562 | $13.85 |
MELTON STEPHEN A |
9,300 | $12.85 |
HORTMAN EDWIN W JR |
15,500 | $12.85 |
CHENEY ANDREW B |
14,300 | $12.85 |
ZEMBER DENNIS JAMES JR |
11,800 | $12.85 |
EDWARDS JON S |
9,700 | $12.85 |
LIMERICK THOMAS S |
7,000 | $12.85 |
LEWIS CINDI H |
5,800 | $12.85 |
EDWARDS JON S |
1,623 | $12.48 |
ZEMBER DENNIS JAMES JR |
5,030 | $12.48 |
HORTMAN EDWIN W JR |
7,275 | $12.48 |
LEWIS CINDI H |
2,435 | $12.48 |
CHENEY ANDREW B |
2,513 | $12.48 |
ZEMBER DENNIS JAMES JR |
2,500 | $12.00 |
EDWARDS JON S |
1,000 | $11.85 |
LIMERICK THOMAS S |
5,000 | $12.12 |
MELTON STEPHEN A |
4,000 | $13.15 |
CHENEY ANDREW B |
11,400 | $13.15 |
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