ATLANTA, Feb. 7, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Ameris Bancorp (Nasdaq: ABCB) announced that
Claire E. McLean has been appointed a director of the company,
effective February 7, 2024.
Ms. McLean, 44, currently serves as Chief Operating Officer and
Executive Vice President of Preferred Capital Securities, LLC and
as President of its affiliate, Preferred Shareholder Services. She
previously served as a Managing Director of Ernst & Young LLP,
where she spent more than twenty years in public accounting.
Ms. McLean has experience in the areas of banking and finance,
payments/technology, trust companies, capital markets and asset
management. Additionally, she has experience with mergers and
acquisitions, CECL, derivatives/hedging, debt/equity, and other
complex topics.
"Claire is a seasoned executive in the financial services
industry whose deep financial and regulatory experience will add
great value to our company," said Palmer
Proctor, CEO of Ameris Bancorp. "Along with our
other Ameris directors and leadership team, I look forward to
working with Claire and benefiting from her expertise and
experience."
About Ameris Bancorp
Ameris Bancorp is the parent of Ameris
Bank, a Georgia
state-chartered bank headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Ameris operates 164
financial centers across the Southeast and also serves consumer and
business customers nationwide through select lending channels.
Ameris Bank manages $25.20 billion in assets as of December 31, 2023, and provides a full range of
traditional banking and lending products, treasury and cash
management, insurance premium financing, and mortgage and
refinancing services. Learn more about Ameris Bank at
www.amerisbank.com.
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