Management Team
Left to right: Jerry Lee, Greg Jones, and Frank Hughes
Gregory B. Jones Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, was employed at Pioneer Bancshares as the chief financial officer from 1994 to1998. From 1978 to 1994, Mr. Jones served as the comptroller of Pioneer Bank. His duties consisted of primarily administrative responsibilities for the holding company and its three subsidiary banks. He also directed managerial responsibilities for two affiliate companies he created, Pioneer Securities and Center Finance. Prior to Pioneer, Mr. Jones worked at Compass Bank in Huntsville in an accounting officer role. He earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of Alabama and his MBA from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He is a graduate of numerous banking schools and serves as an instructor for the Tennessee Bankers Association.
Nathaniel F. Hughes President and Chief Operating Officer, was employed at Pioneer Bancshares as the chief investment officer from 1994 to 1998. His duties were primarily administrative and concentrated in asset liability management, portfolio management, and budgeting and cash management. From 1983 to 1991, Mr. Hughes worked at SunTrust Bank as an investment officer. From 1980 to 1983, he served as a platoon commander in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Kentucky and an MBA from Vanderbilt University. He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Mr. Hughes retired from the USMC Reserve after 24 years of service that included tours as a battalion and battery commander.
Jerry D. Lee Executive Vice President and Senior Loan Administrator, was employed from 1996 to 1999 with Northwest Georgia Bank as senior loan officer and manager of investor mortgage lending. In that position, his primary responsibilities included management of credit underwriting, commercial and consumer production, and oversight of investor mortgage lending. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Lee was employed by AmSouth Bank, where he managed various commercial and consumer lending departments. From 1983 to 1990, he was employed by SunTrust Bank, where he managed credit administration and had commercial loan production responsibilities. He earned a bachelor of science degree in finance from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.