Regions
Bank (NYSE:RF) today announced that Terry Katon has been appointed
executive managing director and head of Regions Bank Capital Markets.
Terry Katon, executive managing director and head of Regions Bank Capital Markets (Photo: Business Wire)
Previously Katon was managing director and group head of the commercial
syndications business and head of origination for Regions’ broker-dealer
subsidiary, Regions Securities, LLC. Katon will continue to lead these
businesses in his new role.
Regions Capital Markets provides derivative, foreign exchange, loan
syndication, real estate capital markets, broker-dealer
activities and corporate and structured finance services to meet the
needs of growing and established companies. Regions’ highly experienced
team serves small business, commercial, real estate and specialized
industry vertical clients including the energy, healthcare,
transportation, restaurant, technology, defense and consumer sectors.
The business is based in Atlanta, Ga., with professionals in Charlotte,
N.C.; Memphis, Tenn. and Birmingham, Ala.
“Capital Markets continues to be a strategic growth area within our
business as more companies look to Regions for products, services and
expertise to help them manage and expand their operations,” said John
Asbury, head of Regions’ Business Services Group. “Since joining Regions
in 2009, Terry has played a significant role in building capacity in our
commercial syndications business and I’m confident his leadership will
allow us to continue to grow our Capital Markets capabilities to meet
more client needs.”
Katon has more than 20 years of banking experience as a seasoned debt
capital markets executive. He joined Regions in 2009 as managing
director and group head of the commercial syndications business. Under
his leadership, Regions has been a top 15 U.S. bookrunner in loan
syndications since 2011.
In 2012 Katon was named head of origination for Regions’ broker-dealer
subsidiary, Regions Securities, LLC. In this capacity, he has
responsibility for the origination and execution of all of Regions’
corporate capital raising activities, including private capital and
public fixed income and equity transactions.
Prior to joining Regions, Katon was managing director and group head of
Banc of America Capital Solutions, LLC. Previously he worked at Wachovia
Capital Markets as a vice president of loan syndications and private
placements.
Katon earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of
Wisconsin at Madison and received a master’s degree in business
administration from Wake Forest University. He continues to be actively
involved with his alma mater, the Babcock Graduate School of Management
at Wake Forest.
About Regions Financial Corporation
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), with $117 billion in assets, is
a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest
full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth
management, mortgage, and insurance products and services. Regions
serves customers in 16 states across the South, Midwest and Texas, and
through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,700
banking offices and 2,000 ATMs. Additional information about Regions and
its full line of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.
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