Franklin Financial Network, Inc. (the Company), the parent company of Franklin Synergy Bank (the Bank), announced that J. Myers Jones, III has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Bank, effective August 28, 2019. Mr. Jones has been with the Bank since 2009, serving as its Chief Credit Officer and, since March 2019, as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Jones has over 40 years of experience in banking.

Additionally, the Company announced that Lee M. Moss has been named President of Franklin Financial Network, a title he also holds with the Bank. In addition to Mr. Jones and Mr. Moss, the Company announced it has signed new three-year employment agreements with other members of its Executive Management Team, including veteran bankers Christopher J. Black, Chief Financial Officer; David J. McDaniel, IV, Chief Lending Officer; Eddie A. Maynard, Jr., Chief Credit Officer; Terry R. Howell, Corporate Risk Officer and Interim Chief Operating Officer; and Ashley P. Hill, III, Chief Banking Officer.