Executive Management Team

     Mr. Deriso is the Chairman of Atlantic Capital Bank.  He is a retired Vice Chairman of Synovus Financial Corp. in Columbus, Georgia.  Mr. Deriso began his business career as a practicing attorney in Albany, Georgia in 1972, and was a partner in the law firm of Divine, Wilkin, Deriso, Raulerson, & Fields until 1991, when he became President of Security Bank and Trust Company of Albany, a Synovus bank.  In 1997, he was elected Vice-Chairman of the Board of Synovus, a position that he held until his retirement on February 1, 2005. 
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Douglas L. Williams

Mr. Williams is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Atlantic Capital Bank and its holding company, Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.  
     From July 2003 until March 2006, Mr. Williams was Managing Director and Head of the International Corporate Finance Group with responsibility for Wachovia’s investment banking and corporate finance activities in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.  After the merger of Wachovia and First Union in 2001 and until July 2003, he was Executive Vice President and Head of the Global Corporate Banking Division.  The Global Corporate Banking Division was comprised of over 300 banking professionals who managed corporate banking relationships within 12 specialized industry groups and four global regions.   
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Janet C. Boyst

Ms. Boyst is the Executive Vice President of Atlantic Capital Bank overseeing the Bank’s Operations and Technology division.
    Prior to joining Atlantic Capital Bank, Ms. Boyst was a senior vice president/group executive of Wachovia Corporation where she worked for 32 years.  In her role at Wachovia, she served as the Director of Electronic Payment Services with operational responsibility for the bank’s wholesale treasury management products including ACH, Wire Transfer, web-based Information Reporting, EDI, Integrated Payables/Receivables, Controlled Disbursement, Account Reconciliation, and International Correspondent payment operations. Read more >>    

     Mr. Coffin is the Executive Vice President and Banking Group Executive of Atlantic Capital Bank.  He oversees the Bank’s corporate and business banking division.  Mr. Coffin’s background includes commercial, capital markets and corporate banking experience.   Before becoming an officer of the Company, he spent ten years at Wachovia Bank, most recently in the position of Senior Vice President and Atlanta Commercial Banking Team Leader. Prior to this role, he was the Head of the Business Services Corporate Banking Group following Wachovia’s merger with First Union.  Read more >>

     Mr. Hickey is the Executive Vice President and Real Estate Finance Group Executive of Atlantic Capital Bank.   He oversees the Bank’s commercial real estate banking line of business.  Mr. Hickey brings 22 years of experience to Atlantic Capital in the commercial real estate industry. His background includes commercial real estate lending, real estate development, real estate risk management, client management/ investor relations responsibilities, and real estate investment banking research.   Read more >>
  

     Ms. Hill is the Executive Vice President, Human Resources for Atlantic Capital Bank. She manages all human capital activities within the bank, including recruiting, compensation, employee and organizational development, performance management and employee relations.
     Prior to joining Atlantic Capital Bank, Ms. Hill worked for ten years at Wachovia Bank in Charlotte, North Carolina. There she served as Senior Vice President within the Corporate and Investment Banking group’s Human Resource Business Partner team.   Read more >>

  Richard A. Oglesby, Jr.

     Mr. Oglesby is the Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Atlantic Capital Bank.  He is responsible for all credit, market, operating and compliance risks within the Bank.  Prior to joining the Company, he worked in Atlanta for Wachovia Bank for 20 years.  After starting on the management associate program, Mr. Oglesby’s career included experience in retail banking, business banking, as well as positions in a broad variety of risk management functions.  Prior to Wachovia’s merger with First Union, Mr. Oglesby was the head of risk management for all of Wachovia’s capital markets businesses.
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Kurt A. Shreiner

     Mr. Shreiner is the Executive Vice President and Corporate Financial Services Group Executive of Atlantic Capital Bank.  He has 20 years of experience in client and credit management with a diverse international and domestic background.
     From 2002-2005 Mr. Shreiner served as the Managing Director and Group Head for Wachovia Securities’ Continental European Group.  In that role, he supervised strategic direction, financial performance and client management of the corporate and investment banking team responsible for European corporations and their subsidiaries.  Read more >>

  Carol H. Tiarsmith

     Mrs. Tiarsmith is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Capital Bank.  Mrs. Tiarsmith has over twenty years of experience in finance and accounting, principally involving financial institutions. 
     Mrs. Tiarsmith most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Real Estate Financial Services and Southern Banking Group of Wachovia Bank, Atlanta, Georgia.  There she managed teams of finance professionals who provided strategic and financial support to executives who were responsible for Wachovia’s Commercial Real Estate Lending franchise as well as the Southern Division of the General Bank.  Read more >>