Jason Allen
Regions Bank on Thursday announced the elevation of veteran local bankers Jason Allen and Jermon Garner to head the company’s efforts in the Tennessee River Valley of Southeast Tennessee. Mr. Allen will serve as market executive for the Chattanooga metro. Mr. Garner will serve as market executive for Cleveland and surrounding communities.
Both Mr. Allen and Mr. Garner were raised, educated and have built their careers in the Tennessee River Valley.
Mr. Allen grew up in Cleveland and holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
He joined Regions in 2007 as a leadership development associate, starting as a teller at a Chattanooga branch. After serving in various Consumer Banking, credit underwriting, and Government and Institutional Banking roles, Mr. Allen now leads the Commercial Banking team for Southeast Tennessee.
Mr. Garner is from Chattanooga. He earned a degree in communications from Lee University in Cleveland and has since remained in the area. Mr. Garner joined Regions in 2013 as a branch banker and rose to the rank of branch manager before assuming his current Commercial Banking role earlier this year.
“By promoting Jason and Jermon, we prove our commitment to building the best team by investing early in promising associates who work every day to help the bank’s customers, associates and community partners reach higher in life,” said John Turner, CEO of Regions Bank. “The energy and excitement these two young men bring to their market executive roles are contagious. We look forward to seeing how they help grow our market share across the Tennessee River Valley and help Regions become the premier bank in Southeast Tennessee.”
Officials said, "As market executives, Mr. Allen and Mr. Garner will work with Regions leaders across all banking departments to focus their teams on implementing Regions360, the bank’s comprehensive approach to meeting customers’ needs. Through Regions360, the company’s bankers learn the unique goals of clients and collaborate with colleagues from Regions’ various departments – including Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking and Private Wealth Management – to develop holistic solutions."
“Our teams have the deep local connections of a community bank, with a platform and industry expertise that rivals any bank in the nation,” Mr. Allen said. “I look forward to leading our teams to leverage those tools to help Chattanooga continue to grow.”
“After transitioning from the branch world to the corporate arena, I fully understand the importance of knowing where the consumer and commercial worlds intersect,” Mr. Garner said. “I’m determined to share that knowledge with associates to make the Regions team unstoppable as we work to create the ultimate client experience for all of our customers.”
"Mr. Allen and Mr. Garner will also work with colleagues and community members to identify opportunities for the bank to make a difference through volunteer service, nonprofit support, delivering financial education and more," officials said.
Mr. Allen is a volunteer for Tennessee Achieves, a nonprofit organization that works to increase higher education opportunities for high school students through scholarships and mentors. He looks forward to building a strong mentor base with the associates he now leads.
“Based on my own experiences growing up, I know young people need guidance before taking the next crucial step in their lives,” he said. “The more of us who commit to being that sounding board for them, the more positive impacts we can all have on their futures.”
Mr. Garner volunteers with City Fields, a Cleveland community development corporation that purchases, renovates and sells homes to prevent gentrification from displacing longtime residents. He hopes his passion for offering a hand up to underserved people inspires his colleagues to follow along.
“I love the ideal of empowering people with the valuable asset of their own home,” he said. “Creating that investment today will have ripple effects for generations to come."
Jermon Garner