Herbert Lynn Harton — President & Director at United Community Banks

Mr. Herbert Lynn Harton has been President at United Community Banks, Inc. since January 28, 2014. Mr. Harton serves as the President of United Community Bank since 2015 and its Chief Executive Officer since August 17, 2017. Mr. Harton also serves as the Chief Operating Officer of United Community Bank. He served as the Chief Operating Officer at United Community Banks, Inc. from September 18, 2012 to August 2017. He served as an Executive Vice President at United Community Banks, Inc. from 2012 to 2015. Mr. Harton served as Head of Regional Commercial Banking - South at The Toronto-Dominion Bank. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of The South Financial Group, Inc from February 9, 2009 to September, 2010. Interim Chief Executive Officer and Interim President of TSFG of Mercantile Bank. He served as Director of The South Financial Group Inc of Carolina First Bank since February 9, 2009. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Carolina First Bank since February 9, 2009. He served as Interim Chief Executive Officer and Interim President of South Financial Group Inc from November 13, 2008 to February 9, 2009. Mr. Harton served as the Chief Commercial Banking Officer and Senior Executive Vice President of South Financial Group Inc., from June 2008 to November 2008 and also served as its Chief Risk & Credit Officer and an Executive Vice President from January 24, 2007 to June 2008. He has 24 years of credit origination and risk management experience. He also has 20 years of experience in the banking industry and understands how to develop and refine a uniform credit culture. He served as the Chief Credit Officer of Regions Financial Corp., since July 2005. He served as the Chief Credit Officer of Regions Bank. Mr. Harton served as an Executive Vice President of Regions Financial Corp. and Regions Bank. He was responsible for overall credit policy of Regions Financial Corp. He served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Union Planters Corporation and Union Planters Bank since June 4, 2003. He joined Union Planters from BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C. He led credit policy development and portfolio performance measurement and had the responsibility for credit granting, loan collection and credit improvement functions at Union Planters. During his 21-year career at BB&T, he held positions in commercial loan administration, business banking and credit training and managed its Small Business Banking Group and served on several committees involving loan policy, loan review and business banking. His responsibilities included formulating credit strategy and implementing credit policy, products and systems. He has been a Director of United Community Banks, Inc. since 2015 and serves as a Director of its subsidiary United Community Bank. He serves as Director of The Risk Management Association. He served as a Director of South Financial Group Inc. since February 9, 2009. He served as a Director of Regions Bank. He serves as a member of the RMA National Credit Risk Council. He served as Chairperson of the Small Business Banking Committee of Robert Morris Associates and is a Member of the Small Business Banking Committee of the Consumer Bankers of America. He is a leader in industry organizations and a frequent speaker at banking conferences. He was keynote speaker at the 2001 Bank Administration Institute Small Business Conference. Mr. Harton holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C.