Retired Synovus exec Jim Blanchard leaving bank's board in April

Marking the end of an era, Synovus Financial Corp. said Friday that longtime executive Jim Blanchard will depart the company’s board effective April 26, the date for the regional bank’s annual meeting.

Blanchard, 69, served as chairman and chief executive officer of Synovus more than 35 years before retiring as CEO in 2005. A year later, he stepped down as chairman, but has remained on the board since as an active consultant.

Along with Blanchard, former Synovus Chairman and CEO Richard Anthony, who is 64, will not be up for re-election by the company’s shareholders at the annual meeting, the company said. Neither will Richard “Bo” Bradley, who has been on the board since 1991. He is 72 years old.

“Jimmy, Richard, and Bo have a combined 83 years of service to this company, and the extent of their contributions over the years cannot be measured,” Kessel Stelling, current Synovus chairman and CEO, said in a statement.


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