Financial Services Professional Joins Pinnacle Financial Partners in Asheboro

Seasoned banking professional Cranford Knott has joined Pinnacle Financial Partners as a financial advisor at the firm's downtown Asheboro office located on North Fayetteville Street. Knott brings 29 years of banking experience to the firm, which is ranked No. 1 in Randolph County for total deposits according to FDIC data ending June 30, 2024.

"The Asheboro team is honored Cranford chose to bring his decades of experience to our office," said Robert Rogers, area manager for Pinnacle. "His service-driven approach and dedication to client relationships directly align with Pinnacle's distinctive way of doing business. He is a highly respected financial professional who will help us continue to deliver on Pinnacle's promise to the Asheboro community."

Before joining the firm, Knott served as senior vice president and city executive for FirstBank. His extensive experience also includes roles at First National Bank, Community One Bank, Capital Bank and First Horizon. He graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in business management. Outside of work, Knott serves on the board for United Way of Randolph County and the Randolph-Asheboro YMCA board of trustees.

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 2024 deposit data from the FDIC. Pinnacle is No. 11 on FORTUNE magazine's 2024 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For® in the U.S., its eighth consecutive appearance and was recognized by American Banker as one of America's Best Banks to Work For 12 years in a row and No. 1 among banks with more than $10 billion in assets in 2024.

Pinnacle entered the North Carolina market in 2017 when it acquired BNC Bancorp, offering community bank service with the resources and sophistication of a larger firm. Pinnacle is ranked as the No. 1 workplace in the Triad, Triangle and Charlotte markets, as listed by the Triad Business Journal, Triangle Business Journal and Charlotte Observer.

The firm began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, TN in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $50.7 billion in assets as of September 30, 2024. As the second-largest bank holding company in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in several primarily urban markets across the Southeast.

Additional information concerning Pinnacle, which is included in the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index, can be accessed at www.pnfp.com.