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Jimmy Tallent 53 is President and Chief Executive Officer of United Community Banks Inc. headquartered in Blairsville Georgia.
Mr. Tallent has over 26 years of experience in banking. In 1984 he was named President of United Community Bank Union County in Blairsville (formerly Union County Bank) which held assets of just $42 million. Five years later in 1989 the bank marked its $100 million milestone. And the United Community Banks holding company was established under Mr. Tallent’s guidance. Today United Community Banks is a $6.3 billion bank holding company with 25 community banks and 95 offices serving communities across north metro and coastal Georgia western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.
During March 2002 United’s common stock was listed on the Nasdaq National Market and in July 2002 was listed in the Russell 2000 index.
Mr. Tallent is a member of the State Board for the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education and serves as a Trustee of Young Harris College in Young Harris Georgia. He is a former member of the Global Health Action Board of Directors and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Mr. Tallent serves as the State YMCA Finance Chairman.
The Georgia Economic Developers Association presented its Spirit of Georgia Award to Mr. Tallent in 1999. GEDA makes the award annually to a Georgia business executive who has demonstrated superior ability originality potential impact and courage in business development. For three consecutive years Georgia Trend magazine recognized Mr. Tallent as one of the 100 Most Influential Georgians.
A native of Habersham County Georgia Mr. Tallent graduated from Piedmont College. He is also a graduate of the Georgia Banking School in Athens.
Headquartered in Blairsville United Community Banks is the third-largest bank holding company in Georgia. United has assets of $6.3 billion and operates 25 community banks with 94 banking offices located throughout north Georgia metro Atlanta Georgia coast western North Carolina and east Tennessee. The company specializes in providing personalized community banking services to individuals and small to mid-size businesses in its markets. United also offers the convenience of 24-hour access to its services through a network of ATMs telephone and on-line banking. United Community Banks common stock is listed on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol UCBI. Additional information may be found at the company’s web site www.ucbi.com | 