Veteran banker, Scott Hudgins, joins SouthCrest as Senior Vice President/Commercial Banking Manager


ATLANTA, March 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SouthCrest Bank announces the appointment of 30-year community banking and financial services veteran Scott Hudgins as Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Manager for North Fulton and Forsyth Counties.

Hudgins has previously held senior executive and director positions at four leading community banks. His appointment is another major step in SouthCrest Bank’s strategy to become a dominant commercial, retail and business bank for the Atlanta MSA.           

“I am very excited to be with a bank that is focused on the Atlanta region,” said Hudgins, who will be based in SouthCrest Bank’s Cumming office. “SouthCrest Bank matches the technology of larger banks, but all the decision making is local and flexible, made by veteran bankers right here in Atlanta who know and have been part of community banking in Atlanta for many years. My personal banking philosophy is based on relationships, and SouthCrest offers an excellent platform for the continued growth of my customers.”

Hudgins, an Atlanta native, resides in Johns Creek with his two teenage sons, Will and Harrison. He has served on the Gwinnett and Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, as a board member of the Wilson Creek ES Foundation, is an avid tennis player, runner and golfer. Hudgins holds a Bachelor of Science from Georgia Tech, and is also a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.

ABOUT SOUTHCREST BANK

SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. (SCSG:PK) is a bank holding company with over half a billion dollars in assets, headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. The company operates a 9-branch network throughout Georgia through its subsidiary bank, SouthCrest Bank, N.A. The bank provides a full suite of retail, private, entrepreneurial, high-net-worth and commercial banking services, and online banking services.

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SouthCrest's Scott Hudgins