Synovus announced the appointment of Shellie Creson as its chief risk officer. She succeeds Mark Holladay who retired from Synovus in March 2022. Creson reports to President and CEO Kevin Blair and joins the Synovus Executive Leadership Team.

She leads the company's corporate risk management strategy, continuing to transform, strengthen and sustain its strong risk culture. Creson is based in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to Synovus, Creson served as executive vice president and chief audit executive at Fifth Third Bank, where she provided strategic, proactive leadership and oversight of all audit activities conducted across the company.

She also served in leadership positions in strategic and corporate planning, audit, and finance at Regions Bank and First Horizon Bank. Creson is a graduate of Rhodes College. She is a certified public accountant, certified internal auditor, and certified enterprise risk professional.

Deeply committed to serving the community, Creson is vice chairman of the board for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati and a member of the American Heart Association Go Red for Women executive leadership team. She is also an active United Way Tocqueville Society member. Creson formerly served on the ArtsWave Cincinnati Citywide Campaign Cabinet and as the treasurer of the board for Manna Fund, Atlanta.