Brad Lamb and Brandon Williams have joined Pinnacle Financial Partners as senior vice presidents and mortgage advisors.

"Brad and Brandon have strong track records of delivering distinctive service and effective advice to their clients, so they are a natural fit for our team at Pinnacle," said Pinnacle's Mortgage Manager Scott Ractliffe. "We continue to be the bank of choice for the top professionals in our market, and I can't wait to see what we can accomplish together."

Lamb, with 11 years of experience, comes to the firm from First Tennessee Bank, where he most recently was a loan specialist in the centralized real estate lending department. He also served as a loan officer and relationship manager for First Tennessee's main office in Murfreesboro. Previously he was with Regions Bank, where he was a loan originator, and Bank of America, where he was a personal banker.

Lamb earned his bachelor's degree from Middle Tennessee State University, where he serves on the board of the alumni association and its Blue Raider athletic association. He is also a member of the Oaklands Historic House and Museum, Murfreesboro Young Professionals and the Middle Tennessee Choral Society.

Lamb is based at Pinnacle's College Street office.

Williams brings 10 years of experience and comes to Pinnacle from Franklin American Mortgage Company, where he was a licensed loan officer assistant. Previously he was a mortgage loan quality control specialist for Park Sterling Bank (Citizens South Bank) in Greer, SC.

Williams earned his bachelor's degree from Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, NC.

He is based at the firm's Cason Lane office.

Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for businesses and their owners and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. The firm is the No. 1 bank in the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA, according to 2018 deposit data from the FDIC. Pinnacle earned a place on FORTUNE's 2017 and 2018 lists of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in the U.S., and American Banker recognized Pinnacle as one of America's Best Banks to Work For six years in a row.

The firm began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, TN in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $24.0 billion in assets as of June 30, 2018. As the second-largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in 11 primarily urban markets in Tennessee, the Carolinas and Virginia.