Yearly Archives: 2007

Synovus Shuffles EVPs for TSYS Spin-Off

Synovus has appointed G. Sanders Griffith III to transition to TSYS to serve as Senior EVP, General Counsel and Secretary and named Paul M. Todd to EVP of Mergers and Acquisitions, J. Barton Singleton as EVP, Synovus Financial Management Services in anticipation of the upcoming spin-off of TSYS. Griffith began his career at Synovus in 1988 as VP and General Counsel. He was promoted to EVP General Counsel and Secretary in 1992 and Senior EVP in 1995. His responsibilities also included directing the governmental and regulatory affairs for both Synovus and TSYS. Todd will be returning to TSYS, where he began his career with the Synovus family of companies in 1995 and served in various capacities in the Finance and Strategy areas. In May 2002, he moved to Synovus Finance where he led the area responsible for mergers and acquisitions. He became the CFO for FMS in 2003 and then COO in 2005. Todd was promoted to Synovus EVP in March 2007. Before coming to Synovus, Singleton spent 16 years at SouthTrust Securities in various roles, including Manager of the Capital Markets Group and as a member of the board of directors. He joined Synovus Securities in August 2005 and has served as a SVP and Manager of the Investment Banking and Institutional Brokerage Groups.