$2.6 billion Synovus has promoted Mark Holladay to the new position of chief risk officer.

Holladay, who has served thirty-four years with the Columbus, Ga.-based financial services company, was most recently chief credit officer, a role he was promoted to in 2000.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...