POWER OF ATTORNEY BY
JOHN M. JAMES ("Grantor")
Know all by these presents, that the
Grantor hereby constitutes and appoints (a) Melinda Davis Lux; (b) Lauren Greer;
and (c) Diana Powell signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:
(1)
Execute for
and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer
and/or director of United Community Banks, Inc. (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
(2)
Do and perform any and all acts
for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any
amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and
(3)
Take any other action of any type
whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed
by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as
such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act
and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 24th day of October, 2023.
/s/ John
M. James /s/
Wilburn M. Sanders
John M. James Witness:
Wilburn M. Sanders
Subscribed
to and sworn before me this 24th day of October, 2023.
/s/
Cornelia C. Drake
Notary
Public
My
Commission Expires:3/22/2027