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MONTGOMERY, Ala. – SmartBank is pleased to welcome Chase Hardy to its Montgomery team as a Senior Vice President, Corporate Relationship Manager. With a career spanning 16 years of banking...

KNOXVILLE, TN – January 20, 2026 - SmartFinancial, Inc. ("SmartFinancial" or the "Company"; NYSE: SMBK), today announced net income of $13.7 million, or $0.81 per diluted common share, for the...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – SmartBank is pleased to announce Jay Baker has been promoted to Market President for Montgomery County, Alabama. In his previous position as Corporate Relationship Manager, Baker...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – SmartBank today announced the retirement of Donna Cooper, Market President in Montgomery, effective December 19, 2025.  Cooper is stepping down after a remarkable 45-year career...

FAIRHOPE, Ala. – SmartBank has promoted Jake Defee to Market President for Baldwin County, Alabama.  Defee previously served as a Relationship Manager in Fairhope for more than eight years, where he...

Franklin, Tenn. –SmartBank is pleased to welcome Matt Hawkins as a Mortgage Loan Officer. With 25 years of industry experience, Hawkins will contribute valuable expertise to our high-performing...

Chattanooga, Tenn. – SmartBank is pleased to announce the addition of Jason Carter to its team as a Mortgage Loan Officer. In this role, Carter will assist clients through every stage of the...

KNOXVILLE, TN – October 21, 2025 - SmartFinancial, Inc. ("SmartFinancial" or the "Company"; NYSE: SMBK), today announced net income of $13.7 million, or $0.81 per diluted common share, for the third...

Murfreesboro, Tenn. – We are thrilled to announce John Dietrich has joined SmartBank as Senior Vice President and Relationship Manager. With over three decades of banking experience, Dietrich will...

Knoxville, TN — Great Place To Work® and Fortune have selected SmartBank for the 2025 Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance™ List. This is SmartBank’s 1st time being named to...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – SmartBank is pleased to announce the addition of Chris Collier as Senior Vice President and Dealer Floor Plan Relationship Manager, based in Jacksonville, Florida. In his new...

Panama City, FL – SmartBank announces the addition of Zach Garcia as Vice President and Corporate Relationship Manager in the Panama City and Panama City Beach markets. Zach has over 20 years of...

KNOXVILLE and FRANKLIN, Tenn. – SmartBank announces the appointment of Jarrod Trumpp to its Executive Team as the new Chief Risk Officer. With more than 20 years of industry experience, Trumpp...

Destin, Fla. – SmartBank is pleased to announce the addition of Leslie Stricklin as Senior Vice President, Private Banker, based in Destin, Florida. With 19 years of experience in the financial...

KNOXVILLE, TN – July 21, 2025 - SmartFinancial, Inc. ("SmartFinancial" or the "Company"; NYSE: SMBK), today announced net income of $11.7 million, or $0.69 per diluted common share, for the second...

Birmingham, AL - We are thrilled to announce the addition of Erin Bentley as Vice President and Relationship Manager in the Birmingham market. With over two decades of deep banking expertise,...

Tuscaloosa, AL – SmartBank is excited to announce that Nick Bearden has joined SmartBank Investment Services as Vice President and Financial Advisor. While Bearden will be housed in Tuscaloosa, he...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — SmartBank is proud to announce that it has been Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the second year in a row. This prestigious award is based entirely on what the bank’s...

Mobile, AL – SmartBank welcomes Andrew Odom as Relationship Manager. With over 17 years of banking experience, he will join our established and high-performing team in Mobile. Odom began his banking...

Mobile, Ala. – SmartBank welcomes Amanda Zirlott to its Mobile branch as a Treasury Management Officer, further strengthening its commercial banking expertise in the Gulf Coast. "The addition of...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - SmartBank proudly announces Jessica Bishop has joined its team as a Treasury Management Officer, based at its Murfreesboro location.  This addition reinforces the bank’s...

KNOXVILLE, TN – April 21, 2025 - SmartFinancial, Inc. ("SmartFinancial" or the "Company"; NYSE: SMBK), today announced net income of $11.3 million, or $0.67 per diluted common share, for the first...

AUBURN, Ala. – KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – SmartBank, a subsidiary of SmartFinancial, Inc., proudly announces the appointment of Kelli Shomaker, a highly accomplished financial executive, to its board of...

Birmingham, AL – SmartBank is pleased to announce that Casey Greb has joined our retail leadership team as Vice President, Regional Retail Manager. Working primarily out of our new Birmingham...