Private bank hires veteran wealth management leader

NAPLES — Heidi Colgate-Tamblyn, a veteran wealth team leader in Southwest Florida, has been named senior vice president and director of Fifth Third Private Bank-Florida.

She is responsible for managing wealth management advisors and private bankers in its southeast and southwest Florida markets to help drive revenue growth and to integrate all facets of the private bank experience including wealth planning, portfolio management, trust, estate settlement, insurance, credit and cash management, according to a statement. 

“Heidi focuses on keeping the customer in the center of each innovative solution set,” says Cary Putrino, Naples City President of Fifth Third Bank and Managing Director of the bank’s Florida region, in the statement. “Her extensive experience and forward-thinking leadership will work to expand wealth management services.”

A Fort Myers resident since 1989, Colgate-Tamblyn led wealth teams in south Florida markets for Synovus Bank, SunTrust and Bank of America. She previously worked at Fifth Third from 2000 to 2005.