Synovus Financial Corp.

Fred joined Synovus Financial Corp. in 1995 when Synovus acquired National Bank of South Carolina. He served as President and CEO of NBSC for six years prior to being appointed to the position of Vice Chairman of Synovus in 2003. Fred was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of Synovus in October 2006.

Mark is a native of Florida and is Chief Investment Officer of Arlington Partners LLC. Mr. Brown is a graduate of Florida State University where he received his degree in Finance. Mr. Brown has over twenty-five years of Investment Management experience including the last nine years with Synovus Financial as President of their Investment Advisory group managing seven billion dollars for Family Offices, Endowments and Charitable Institutions. Mark's prior experience included fifteen years with Compass Bancshares in Birmingham managing fiduciary trust services. Mr. Brown has been recognized for investment performance by Lipper Analytical Services.

Experience: Lee Lee joined the Synovus Financial Corp. family in 1986 in the Trust Department of Columbus Bank and Trust Company, Synovus' lead bank. From 1989 through 1994, she served as Director of Training, Vice President and Senior Vice president for Total System Services, Inc. In 1995, she was named Senior Vice President and Human Resources Division Officer for Synovus Service Corp. In 1996, she was promoted to President and Chief People Officer of Synovus Service Corp. She was named Vice Chairman of Synovus in 2000 and currently serves as the Chief People Officer for the holding company. Education: Bachelor of Arts, Auburn University, 1983 Graduate, Duke University Executive Education, 1990 Graduate, Cannon Financial Institute Trust School, 1988 Current Affiliations: Member, Financial Services Roundtable Past Chairman, The Alexis de Tocqueville Society of United Way Member, YMCA Task Force Committee Chairman, Leadership Development Task Force - Governor's Commission for a New Georgia Member, Library Foundation Recent Honors: Named among U.S. Banker Magazine's "25 Most Powerful Women in Banking," 2003 Named "Woman of the Year in Technology," by the Technology Association of Georgia Named among U.S. Banker Magazine's "25 Most Powerful Women in Banking," 2004 Named among Diversity Journal Magazine's "Women Worth Watching," 2007 Honored with the "2007 Innovator Award," by American Banker Magazine, 2007 Summary: Lee Lee James is the Vice Chairman and Chief People Officer of Synovus Financial Corp., a multi-billion dollar, diversified financial services company that provides a broad set of products and services that touch people around the world. Synovus is headquartered in Columbus, Georgia, and has a rich history of growth and success that dates back to 1888. Under Lee Lee's direction as the company's Chief People Officer, the Synovus Financial Corp. team has consistently been selected as one of FORTUNE magazine's “100 Best Companies to Work For In America,” affirming the company's goal of being the employer of choice in the communities it serves. Lee Lee joined the Synovus family in 1986 in the Trust Department of Columbus Bank and Trust Company. In 1989, she was named the Director of Training for Total System Services, Inc., one of the world's largest companies for outsourced payment services. A year later, Lee Lee was named Vice President and Human Resources Director for TSYS, and in 1994, she was named Senior Vice President. In 1995, when the HR areas of TSYS and Synovus merged as Synovus Service Corp., she was named Senior Vice President and HR Division Officer. Promoted to Synovus Service Corp. President and Chief People Officer in 1996, she became one of the youngest company Presidents in a corporate history that dates back to 1888. Lee Lee was named Vice Chairman of Synovus in May 2000 and currently serves as the Chief People Officer for the Synovus family of companies. In 1990, Lee Lee and others at Total System Services, Inc. (TSYS) worked with officials from the State of Georgia to implement the first-ever Georgia Quickstart Computer Programming Training Program to provide computer programming education for TSYS, Inc. entry-level programmers – a program that continued at TSYS until Governor Zell Miller introduced ICAPP (Georgia's precedent-setting Intellectual Capital Partnership Program) during a TSYS news conference in March of 1996. These programmer education programs have given individuals the opportunity of a lifetime to either begin a career or change it later in life.

Experience: Leila has served as Executive Vice President over Retail Banking since August, 2005. She joined Synovus in June, 2000 as Senior Vice President, Director of Sales, Marketing and Product Development. In 2004 she was named Senior Vice President and Synovus’ Retail Banking Executive. She led the creation of Synovus’ Retail Strategy in 2004. She is responsible for the successful implementation of the strategy and her daily focus includes the complete scope of retail banking activities and initiatives. Prior to joining Synovus she spent 17 years with First Union National Bank. Education: B.A. History, University of Virginia, 1983 Current Affiliations: Board Member, St. Luke Early Learning Center Board Member, Columbus, Georgia Girls, Inc. Recent Honors: Named among "The 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking," by US Banker Magazine, 2007 Summary: When Leila joined Synovus in 2000, she immediately tackled two key growth opportunities for our company – the need to increase services per household and improve on customer retention. Through her leadership and the outstanding work of team members throughout Synovus’ almost 300-branch network, Synovus has seen improvements in both areas – including an almost doubling in the number of services per household. Leila has also led the successful development of a comprehensive Retail Banking Strategy for our company that is resulting in enhanced customer satisfaction, growth in fee income, an even greater increase in services per household, and loan diversification for Synovus.

Experience: Mark joined Columbus Bank and Trust Company in 1974 as a part time teller. He participated in the bank's management trainee program in 1978 and joined the branch management team in 1980. He was named Vice President of Commercial Lending in 1984 and Senior Commercial Lending Officer in 1991. He was appointed Senior Vice president of Commercial Lending in 1992. In 1994, he was named Executive Vice President of the Commercial Group, and in 1998 he was named Executive Vice President of Banking/Client Delivery. In 2000, he was named Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer. In 2008, he was named to his current position as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Synovus Financial Corp. Education: BS, Biology, Columbus College, 1978 LSU School of Banking, 1986 Master of Banking School at LSU, 1997 Current Affiliations: Board of Trustees, St. Francis Hospital Board Member & Treasurer, Calvary Christian School Current chair, Columbus State University Annual Leadership Fund Treasurer, Business Improvement District Board, Uptown Columbus

Experience: Mr. Prescott joined Synovus Financial Corp. in 1987 as Vice President of Finance. He was promoted to Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting in 1991 and was named Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer in 1993. He was promoted to Executive Vice President and Treasurer in 1994, and to Chief Financial Officer in 1996. Education: B.B.A. in Accounting, Columbus College, 1976 Current Affiliations: Member, Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants Member, Kiwanis Club of North Columbus Alumnus, Leadership Columbus Board Member, Columbus Country Club Board Member, Georgia Council on Economic Education Trustee, Huntingdon College

Experience: Mr. Smyre joined Synovus Financial Corp. in 1976 as Assistant Vice President and Marketing Officer for Columbus Bank and Trust Company, Synovus‘ lead bank. He served as Assistant Vice President and then Vice President of Corporate Administration for Synovus from 1984 to 1990. He was named Senior Vice President and Assistant to the Chairman for Community Affairs in 1990, and was promoted to his current position as Executive Vice President in 1999. Education: B.S., Fort Valley State College, 1970 Recent Honors: Named in Georgia Trend magazine's "100 Most Influential Georgians," 2003 Summary: Calvin Smyre is Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Synovus Financial Corp., a multi-billion dollar, diversified financial services company that provides a broad set of products and services that touch people around the world. Synovus Financial Corp. is headquartered in Columbus, Georgia, and has a rich history of growth and success that dates back to 1888. Calvin earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from Fort Valley State College in Business Administration. Calvin was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as its youngest member at age 26. During 1979-1980 he served as Chairman of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus and from 1982 to 1988 he served as President of the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials. Presently, he is on the Executive Committee of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators and is Vice Chairman of the Assembly on the Legislature of the National Conference of State Legislators, both headquartered in Washington, D.C. In 1983, Georgia Governor Joe Frank Harris appointed him Assistant Administrative Floor Leader and in 1986, Governor Harris appointed him to the position of Administrative Floor Leader, where he served until 1990. In 1991, he was appointed by Speaker of the House Thomas B. Murphy to Chair the House Industrial Relations Committee and served until 1993. In 1993, he was appointed as Chairman of the House University System of Georgia Committee, which has oversight for the 34 public colleges and universities in the state of Georgia. He also serves on the standing Appropriations Committee, Rules Committee, as well as the House Budget Sub-Committee, Fiscal Affairs Sub-Committee and the Budget Responsibility Oversight Committee. Calvin is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Morehouse School of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia Foundation, the Jack D. Hughston Sports Medicine Hospital Foundation, the Columbus Museum and the Fort Valley State College Foundation. In 1980, Calvin was selected by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as one of the “Ten Best Legislators” in the state, and in 1985 was selected by his peers as the “National Legislator of the Year.” He has been honored twice as “Citizen of the Year” in Columbus, Georgia. He has most recently been named Chairman and CEO of the Synovus Foundation, Incorporated, the organization that directs corporate and philanthropic gifts from Synovus Financial Corp.

Experience: Before coming to Synovus, Bart spent 16 years at SouthTrust Securities as Manager of Capital Markets and as a member of the board of directors. He came to Synovus in August of 2005 and has served as the Senior Vice President and Manager of the Investment Banking and Institutional Brokerage Groups. Bart also previously served as Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and was the firm’s Fixed Income Trader for mortgage-backed securities. He was named President of Synovus Securities in February 2006. In December 2007, Bart was promoted to Executive Vice President, Synovus Financial Management Services. Education: BS and MBA degrees in Commerce and Business Administration from the University of Alabama

Experience: Before coming to Synovus, Hatcher started his career at Alston & Bird in Atlanta, making partner in 1976. In 1989, he joined Equitable Real Estate, a registered investment advisor in real estate for public and private pension funds and other domestic and foreign institutional investors, serving as General Counsel until 2001. Hatcher then returned to private law practice in Atlanta and Columbus. He was elected Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary on April 21, 2008. Education: Bachelor of Arts, Davidson College, 1968 J.D., Yale Law School, 1971

Melvin T. Stith, Ph.D., age 61, is dean of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University in New York. From 1991 to November 2004, he was dean of the College of Business at Florida State University in Tallahassee and the Jim Moran Professor of Business Administration. He also is a director of Synovus Financial Corporation (NYSE) and Correctional Services Corporation (NASDAQ) and previously served on the board of Rexall Sundown, Inc., and Keebler Foods Company. He has served as a director of Flowers Foods since July 2004.

Experience: Jim began his service with Synovus Financial Corp. in June, 1970 when he was selected as the top executive at Columbus Bank and Trust Company, a position previously held by his father, James W. Blanchard. He served as CEO of Synovus from 1971 until being named Chairman of the Board in July 2005. His tenure spanned the periods of greatest growth in the company‘s history. He rallied support for the passing of the Georgia Legislature's multi-bank holding company bill in 1976, and under his leadership, CB&T Bancshares (now Synovus) became the first bank holding company in Georgia to acquire other banks under the new law. He also played an instrumental role in establishing Total System Services, Inc. (TSYS) in 1983, which now provides payments processing for more than 416 million cardholder accounts worldwide. Jim retired from Synovus in October 2006. Education: B.B.A., The University of Georgia, 1963 LL.B., The University of Georgia, 1965 Current Affiliations: Chairman and CEO, Retired, Synovus Financial Corp. Director, Synovus Financial Corp. Chairman of the Executive Committee and Director, Total System Services, Inc. Advisory Director, Columbus Bank and Trust Company Director, AT&T Corporation Director, W.C. Bradley Co. Trustee and Past Chairman, Georgia Research Alliance Advisory Director, Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and The Public Interest Chairman, Global Teen Challenge Advisory Board Director, Florida/Georgia Teen Challenge Advisory Director, Teen Challenge, Columbus Director, Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley Board of Regents, Southeastern University Trustee, Columbus State University Foundation Trustee, Emory Committee for the Robert T. Jones, Jr. Scholarship Member, Emory University School of Medicine Campaign Committee Member, Lead Like Jesus National Advisory Board Member, Georgia Historical Society Board of Curators Member, Uptown Columbus Advisory Board Past Director and Past Chairman, Financial Services Roundtable, 2007 Past Director, American Bankers Association, 2007 Past Director and Past Chairman, BITS (formerly Bankers Information Technology Secretariat), 2007 Past Director, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, 2007 Recent Honors: The Eddie Sams Award, University of Georgia Golf Team, 2008 Uptown Columbus Inc., Rozier Dedwylder Leadership Award, 2008 Technology Association of Georgia, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2007 Columbus Chamber of Commerce, Woodruff Award, 2007 Georgia Council on Economic Education, VanLandingham Award, 2006 Delta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Educational Foundation, Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Award, 2006 Georgia Trend magazine "Most Influential Georgians Hall of Fame," 2006 Beta Gamma Sigma International Honoree award, 2005 US Banker magazine "25 Most Influential People in Financial Services," 2005 Harvard Business School Club of Atlanta, Community Leadership Award, 2004 Columbus State University, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree, 2004 Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation dedicates Blanchard Hall complex, 2003 Georgia State University Hall of Fame Inductee, 2003 Georgia Trend magazine "Georgian of the Year," 2003 Ernst & Young Southeast Area Master Entrepreneur of the Year, 2002 LaGrange College Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, 1998 Georgia Trend magazine "Most Respected CEO" in the state, 1997 University of South Carolina Honorary Doctor of Business Administration Degree, 1996

Joe E. Beverly, age 67, has been chairman of the board of directors of Commercial Bank in Thomasville, Georgia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE), a financial services company, since 1989. He is also the retired vice chairman of the board of directors of Synovus Financial Corp, and is an advisory director of Synovus Financial Corp. He was president of Commercial Bank from 1973 to 1989. Mr. Beverly has served as a director of Flowers Foods since March 2001, and he previously served as a director of Flowers Industries, Inc. from August 1996 until March 2001.