Bank appoints pair of new regional leaders

Earnest Wilks has been with Regions Bank for 17 years.

By Business Observer Staff
| 1:22 p.m. March 2, 2020
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Courtesy. Regions Bank Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking Earnest Wilks.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

FORT MYERS — Regions Bank named a new top executive for its Southwest Florida market, appointing Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking Earnest Wilks to the position.

Wilks, according to a statement, will be the bank’s Market Executive for Fort Myers and surrounding communities in Lee and Charlotte counties. The bank also named Jeff Hunt a senior vice president and consumer banking manager, leading branch-banking operations for Regions in both Fort Myers and Naples.