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About Us

Built on the Principle of Mutual Benefit

A shared home, engaging people, an inviting place to gather, genuine interest in you and what you do, trust that time and familiarity create – this is what true personal service and real relationship banking is about. It’s what Fourth Capital is committed to. Our full-service, Nashville bank offers clients a range of custom products and services for both individuals and businesses. The team at Fourth Capital shares one common characteristic: the desire to serve our clients better than anyone else.

Our Story

We are Rooted in Tennessee History

Did you know Nashville is the fourth Tennessee state capital? Nashville follows Knoxville, Murfreesboro and Kingston. The name Fourth Capital alludes to our hometown’s history and represents a bank that will stand proudly on the Cumberland River greeting everyone who arrives at Music City for generations to come. Formerly Tennessee Bank & Trust, Fourth Capital entered the Middle Tennessee market in 2004 by establishing a branch in Franklin and then in Nashville in 2006. In July 2020, we opened a flagship location at Peabody Plaza in Nashville’s Rolling Mill Hill neighborhood. We are one of eight banks wholly owned by entrepreneur, Gaylon M. Lawrence, Jr.

At the Heart of How We Work

Long-Term Vision

Privately held and locally owned, Fourth Capital was built and continues to transform as a part of a generational vision. As more and more community banks vanish across the country, we’re proud to say ours is here for the long haul.

Team Approach

At Fourth Capital, you don’t just have a relationship with a banker. You have a relationship with a bank. We operate as a team to provide more value to our clients with a level of service you just won’t experience anywhere else.

Digital Tools with Human Touch

We are currently experiencing the Fourth Industrial Revolution – a fundamental shift in how we live, work, and relate to each other through a combination of humans and technology. Another nod to our name, Fourth Capital is a bank that thrives and remains relevant through changing times.

Community Focus

Our bank is built on the idea that we only succeed when our client—the Middle Tennessee community—succeeds. This may sound strange, but our goal is not to make money. Rather, we are focused on long-term value creation for our customers where we achieve mutual benefit for everyone involved for years to come.

Giving Back

We're Here to Make an Impact

Community involvement is in our DNA, and our people donate their time, talent and treasure to the greater good of this big city and small town that we love. From group projects to individual volunteerism, our associates are known for their caring hearts and helping hands. We listen, we share ideas and we roll up our sleeves and get to work side-by-side with our neighbors. As a company, we partner with a wide variety of organizations to strengthen our Nashville community.

Organizations We Support

Our Leadership

At Fourth Capital, we place as much emphasis on culture as on talent. The people we hire are unapologetic about their core beliefs and want to help build something meaningful. But great work isn’t done alone. Together, we are driven by a common purpose and guided by our shared virtues and principles.

Leadership
Brian Heinrichs, President and Chief Executive Officer

Brian is proud to say he carved out a career that keeps him focused on what is most important in life. He believes that it is possible to have a successful career while treating people with respect, not profiting off the backs of others and still maintaining healthy relationships at home. At Fourth Capital, he enjoys planning and working with his clients and co-workers to develop solutions with long-term benefits for all stakeholders. Outside of work, you’ll find Brian seeing Broadway shows with his family or attending a Pearl Jam concert (he’s seen them almost 60 times in 8 different countries!).

Seth McGill, EVP, Chief Financial Officer

Seth has found that working with a team that has a shared vision of creating long-term value for clients, the community, employees, and shareholders is his most rewarding and favorite thing about his time at Fourth Capital. He believes that listening to the goals and objectives of his clients is the first step to a consistent, principled approach. If he can craft a strategy to offer premium service to meet those needs while staying within the confines of the bank’s guiding principles, he can build and nurture a sustainable, mutually beneficial relationship.

Sandi Lanier, EVP, Chief Operating Officer

With more than four decades of financial services expertise, Sandi has an extensive background in managing various loan operational areas. Most recently, she served as Executive Vice President of Operations & Compliance for CapStar Bank. While there, she was responsible for the deposit operation, loan operation, and compliance departments of the bank, including overseeing the restructuring of its Loan Operations Department and the creation of its Compliance Department.

Mary Slater, EVP, Chief Culture Officer

Mary enjoys the team collaboration at Fourth Capital and that she has the opportunity to help build something that will add to the energy and long-term growth of Nashville. Mary’s role as Chief Culture Officer focuses on both the internal and external culture that we’re building at Fourth Capital. In addition to overseeing the bank’s overall people strategy, her responsibilities include overseeing our brand presence, events, advertising, and marketing initiatives. Mary earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing from Lipscomb University. Outside of the office, she spends her time with her husband and two children.

Paul Jadwin, EVP, Chief Technology Officer

Paul is responsible for developing, implementing and overseeing a technology plan that supports the strategic goals of the bank, while focusing on security and efficiency. He has more than 20 years of experience in the banking industry, most recently serving as a Senior Account Executive at Fiserv, where he helped community banks evaluate and select software solutions that were in alignment with their strategic plans. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Management from Athens State University and also graduated from the Community Banking Association of Alabama’s School of Banking at Samford University.

Melinda Pulliam, EVP, Chief Client Officer

Melinda believes everyone has a story. When you take time to listen and understand a person’s story, you build a relationship and trust naturally. It is not about what products and services you offer. It is about realizing the uniqueness of each business and person and finding a mutually beneficial solution. Her favorite quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson says, “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” Those that know Melinda know enthusiasm is something she has plenty of. Outside of the office, you can find her with her family at a baseball park, on a soccer field, skiing, boating, hiking, or at a dance competition.

David Sturdivant, EVP, Treasury Management

David works with clients to understand their needs and objectives in order to recommend solutions that help manage cash flows more efficiently. At Fourth Capital, he enjoys the positive collaboration of our experienced banking professionals that are genuinely eager to share their knowledge for the benefit of the client. David received his bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Mississippi, and holds over 30 years of Treasury Management experience. Rooted in Tennessee history, David’s grandparents were Johnnie Wright and the Queen of Country Music, Kitty Wells. Outside of the office, David enjoys being with family and friends, running, and performing any type of work outside around his yard.

Pratt Lewis, EVP, Chief Innovation Officer

Pratt’s mission is creating a high-impact innovation strategy that aligns with the bank’s culture and long-term goal of providing digital tools with human touch. Holding over 20 years of banking experience, Pratt has been on the frontlines of innovation in the banking industry. He believes focusing on user experience and needs is what drives efficiency in technology. Pratt received his bachelor’s degree in religion from Sewanee: The University of the South and earned his MBA from Millsaps College. He is also a graduate of the Mississippi School of Banking at the University of Mississippi, and the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.
Board of Directors
Gaylon Lawrence, Jr., Owner, Fourth Capital

Gaylon Lawrence, Jr. serves as the owner and principal investor of a diversified collection of businesses and is actively involved in the oversight of its investment strategies. Under his leadership, the privately-owned companies have increased their footprint throughout the country in sectors related to agriculture, banking, land development and revitalization of the historical town of Wilson, Arkansas. The Lawrence family employs over 1,100 people and is continuing to grow. Gaylon is married with three children and resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

Dan Andrews. Jr. , Chairman, Fourth Capital

A native of Dickson, TN, Dan has over four decades of banking experience under his belt, almost all of which have been spent in the Nashville market. He has been affiliated with Fourth Capital since 2005 and previously served on the board of Farmers Bank & Trust Company and F&M Bank. A graduate of Vanderbilt University with a B.S. in economics, Dan and his wife Sherry reside in Nashville and have two daughters.

Brian Heinrichs, President and Chief Executive Officer, Fourth Capital

Brian is proud to say he carved out a career that keeps him focused on what is most important in life. He believes that it is possible to have a successful career while treating people with respect, not profiting off the backs of others and still maintaining healthy relationships at home. At Fourth Capital, he enjoys planning and working with his clients and co-workers to develop solutions with long-term benefits for all stakeholders. Outside of work, you’ll find Brian seeing Broadway shows with his family or attending a Pearl Jam concert (he’s seen them almost 60 times in 8 different countries!).

Jason West, Lawrence Gateway, LLC

Jason West has been in banking for 27 years with roles at Pinnacle Financial Partners, PrimeTrust Bank and AmSouth Bank. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Martin with a B.S. in Business Administration and Finance. He received his Masters from Massey Graduate School of Business at Belmont University in 1992.

David Bartholomew, Shearwater Health

David Bartholomew has more than 25 years of executive experience in the U.S. staffing industry. Prior to joining HCCA, he was the founder and CEO of Nashville-based Staffmark, an organization he grew from a one-office startup in 1991 to over 300 locations today, making it one of the largest staffing companies in the U.S. In addition, Bartholomew is well known in the staffing industry and has served as chairman of the American Staffing Association.

Chip Crunk, RJ Young

Chip Crunk is President and CEO of RJ Young. In 1987, he became a Sales Representative after graduating from the University of Mississippi. He became Director of Sales in 1989, then Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In 1995 Chip was named President and CEO of the company. He is currently a member of the Ricoh Executive Steering Committee, the Canon Dealer Council and the Copier Dealers Association.

Seth McGill, Chief Financial Officer, Fourth Capital

Seth has found that working with a team that has a shared vision of creating long-term value for clients, the community, employees and shareholders is his most rewarding and favorite thing about his time at Fourth Capital. He believes that listening to the goals and objectives of his clients is the first step to a consistent, principled approach. If he can craft a strategy to offer premium service to meet those needs while staying within the confines of the bank’s guiding principles, he can build and nurture a sustainable, mutual beneficial relationship.

T. Clark Akers, B. Riley FBR

T. Clark Akers is a Managing Director in the SBIC Funds Placement Group at B. Riley FBR, an investment bank that provides investment banking, merger and acquisition, advisory, institutional brokerage and research services. Akers serves on the Advisory Board of Pharos Capital Group, a private equity firm based in Nashville and Dallas that provides later stage equity funding for internal growth, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts or recapitalization to healthcare services companies. Akers received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University in 1979.

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The Fourth Way

It’s all about people. Which is why we’ve set out to build a place where ideas and merit win, not titles and pedigree. It’s about the ‘what’ and not the ‘who’. We’re looking for people who are motivated to create, contribute, and eager to take on new challenges.

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Decidedly Local

About Us

Built on the Principle of Mutual Benefit

Our Story

We are Rooted in Tennessee History

At the Heart of How We Work

Long-Term Vision

Team Approach

Digital Tools with Human Touch

Community Focus

Giving Back

We're Here to Make an Impact

Organizations We Support

Our Leadership

Brian Heinrichs, President and Chief Executive Officer

Seth McGill, EVP, Chief Financial Officer

Sandi Lanier, EVP, Chief Operating Officer

Mary Slater, EVP, Chief Culture Officer

Paul Jadwin, EVP, Chief Technology Officer

Melinda Pulliam, EVP, Chief Client Officer

David Sturdivant, EVP, Treasury Management

Pratt Lewis, EVP, Chief Innovation Officer

Gaylon Lawrence, Jr., Owner, Fourth Capital

Dan Andrews. Jr. , Chairman, Fourth Capital

Brian Heinrichs, President and Chief Executive Officer, Fourth Capital

Jason West, Lawrence Gateway, LLC

David Bartholomew, Shearwater Health

Chip Crunk, RJ Young

Seth McGill, Chief Financial Officer, Fourth Capital

T. Clark Akers, B. Riley FBR

Careers

The Fourth Way

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