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Ward McCamy

Gainesville

Summary

Senior Vice President with a proven track record at Bank of America, excelling in customer relationship management. Achieved $275 million total in loan originations over a 7 year period, and was recognized with multiple Pinnacle Awards. Expert in commercial lending, treasury management, and business development, driving significant revenue growth and fostering strong client partnerships.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Vice President

Bank of America
Gainesville
04.2018 - Current
  • Senior Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager in commercial lending for the Bank of America Georgia business banking team based in Atlanta. Our division banks operating companies that range in size from $10 million to $100 million in revenues.
  • Cover primarily the Northeast Georgia markets including Gainesville, Athens, and Gwinnett County. My office is located in Gainesville, Ga.
  • Started in 2018 with a portfolio that consisted of eight operating companies, which included $8 million in deposits and $8 million in loans.
  • I have added 35 new customers, and grown that portfolio to $145 million in total loans, and $80 million in total deposits.
  • The total originations over the seven-year period were $275 million. I have had six companies sell their businesses over the past few years.
  • Recognized with the Pinnacle Award in 2020 and 2023, which recognizes the top-performing business bankers in each region across the United States
  • Top overall producer for equipment lending within all of business banking in 2022.
  • Top overall loan producer in the Southeast for 2020, 2022, and 2024. The loan totals for each of those years were $71 million, $49 million, and $80 million.
  • Led the banking team in the Southeast in 2024 for the number of customer surveys returned from my customer base.. I was the only banker who got a perfect score of 10 on each survey..

Vice President, Principle Business Banker

Wells Fargo & Company
Gainesville
07.2009 - 04.2018
  • Business banking division of Wells Fargo which focused on banking operating companies that ranged in size from $1 million in revenues to $100 million in revenues.
  • I banked a wide range of companies including smaller companies in the $5 million revenues and below. I was on the Gainesville business banking team which included 4 other bankers, and focused on companies primarily in the Gainesville area and surrounding counties.
  • I grew the portfolio to $80 million in total loans, and was in the top 10 percentile of production for all of business banking from 2014 to 2017, which was based on loans, deposits and cross selling of other product categories.
  • I finished 16th overall in loan and deposit production in 2014 for all of business banking, which included 900 lenders nationwide.
  • Extensive credit underwriting experience during this time period as we were responsible for all of the underwriting, which included the credit grade for the company we banked.
  • I had the largest complex book of business in business banking for the Georgia business team, which was measured by the number of companies that had $1 million or more of lending exposure.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business School

Auburn University
Auburn, AL
12-1991

Skills

  • Financial analysis and credit underwriting
  • Customer relationship management
  • Portfolio and risk management
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Business development
  • Revenue generation
  • Main focus of commercial lending and treasury management, with a wide range of cross selling including wealth, merchant service, among many others including 21 total categories

Affiliations

  • Board Chairman for Young Life of Hall County from 2002 to 2010. The role included the oversight of this youth ministry that has been in Hall County for over 60 years now.
  • Started a local Auburn Alumni Association Club in 2005, and serves as President of the Club from 2007 to 2009.
  • Served on the North Hall Community Education Foundation Board for 6 years from 2012 to 2018. I served as the treasurer for 5 years, and the board chairman for 1 year.
  • Served on the Hall County Chamber of Commerce board from 2019 to 2023.
  • Served on the Northeast Georgia Medical Foundation board from 2018 to 2023.
  • Serving on the board for Boys and Girls Club of Lanier starting in January of 2025.
  • Helped support my wife Lindsey with the foundation of a non profit in 2012 that she is the director for called Family Promise of Hall County.

Accomplishments

  • Pinnacle Award winner in 2020 for the top producer in overall for loans originated
  • PInnacle Award winner in 2023 for the top producer overall in SBA loans originated
  • Top producer in equipment lending in the nation for all of business banking in 2022.

Timeline

Senior Vice President

Bank of America
04.2018 - Current

Vice President, Principle Business Banker

Wells Fargo & Company
07.2009 - 04.2018

Bachelor of Science - Business School

Auburn University

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