Pinnacle Bank announced that current Deputy Chief Credit Officer, Cliff Dennett has been promoted to Chief Credit Officer following the retirement of Robert Blatter. Mr. Dennett joined Pinnacle Bank in May of 2007 and contributed to the Bank's initial growth as a Relationship Manager. In 2015, Mr. Dennett was named Executive Vice President, Senior Lending Officer and partnered with Mr. Blatter in support of the growing credit needs of the organization. As SLO, Mr. Dennett directed the Bank's team of seasoned underwriters and partnered with Pinnacle Bank's senior relationship management team in structuring and approving lending opportunities.

In recognition of his leadership in credit risk management, Mr. Dennett was promoted to EVP, Deputy CCO in early 2021.