Regions appoints Tampa exec to oversee statewide wealth management

Regions Bank announced its private wealth management regional executive for Florida role has been filled. 

Ray Hand will be joining the company, leading private wealth management associates around the state in Miami-Dade, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando, the Tampa Bay area, Jacksonville, Fort Myers, Naples, Ocala, Gainesville and beyond, according to a statement. 

Hand previously served in wealth management roles at Truist, starting as a personal trust officer at BB&T in 1990 and eventually becoming a Wealth Advisor Division Director with Truist following the Suntrust and BB&T merger that occurred in 2019.

“Ray Hand is a seasoned leader, passionately focused on building the best team and helping clients build, protect and preserve their wealth,” says Leslie Carter-Prall, head of Regions Private Wealth Management in the statement. “At Regions, our Private Wealth Management relationship-based approach is the foundation for how we work with our clients, and throughout Ray’s career, he has prioritized delivering a superior client experience. We are pleased to welcome Ray to Regions, and we look forward to his leadership with a service focus to current and new Private Wealth Management clients.”

Regions Financial Corporation is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama with $157 billion in assets and serves customers across the south and midwest. Its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,250 banking offices and more than 2,000 ATMs.