Darron Burnette, Entrepreneurial Fellow, Sea Island Bank
On the 30th March it was announced by the Center for Entrepreneurial Learning and Leadership that Darron Burnette, Executive Vice-President of Sea Island Bank is to become the Center’s latest Entrepreneurial Fellow. The appointment acknowledges and recognizes Darron’s and colleagues efforts in supporting the New Venture Planning course. On receiving the award Darron said, “Of course this is for the entire team and their wonderful efforts helping the students. I’m delighted that the relationship between the Center’s work and our bank continues to develop”. Dr. Luke Pittaway, the Director of the Center, was equally pleased with the award saying, “Darron and his team have provided invaluable support to our Center and to the New Venture Planning course in particular. We are delighted to be just a few doors down from Sea Island Bank when we move into the Downtown Entrepreneurial Zone. The team is incredible!”
About Darron Burnette
Darron Burnette is Executive Vice President of Sea Island Bank, a division of Synovus Bank (Statesboro, Metter and Savannah, Georgia), and he recently also received the William B. Turner Humanitarian Award from Synovus Financial Corp. Burnette’s long list of community service includes his work with the Kiwanis Club of Statesboro, Georgia; the Statesboro-Bulloch County Chamber of Commerce, Habitat for Humanity, and the Georgia Southern University Boosters Foundation. He was recently recognized at the national convention of the Alzheimer’s Association for his leadership of the Statesboro Memory Walk, which raised $60,000 in 2010.
About Sea Island Bank
Sea Island Bank is a division of Synovus Bank, and operates 9 branches in Statesboro, Metter and Savannah. As it has for 110 years, Sea Island Bank remains dedicated to serving its local communities. This division offers diverse lines of business and personal financial services including Business Banking, Investment Services and Mortgage Lending.
About Synovus Bank
Synovus Bank is a Georgia-chartered, FDIC-insured bank. Synovus Bank provides commercial and retail banking, as well as investment services through our affiliated companies, to customers through 30 locally branded divisions, 323 offices, and 456 ATMs in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee. See Synovus Bank on the Web at www.synovus.com.
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