Experience. Strategy. Service. Ryan Sladek Joins Regions Bank’s Institutional Services Division

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Regions Bank has appointed Ryan Sladek as the head of its Institutional Services division. Sladek, previously with PNC Institutional Asset Management, will lead a team focused on custom investment services for corporations, nonprofits, and municipalities. His leadership aims to expand the client base in high-growth markets, including the Southeast and Midwest. Regions continues to strengthen its institutional client offerings through a consultative approach to financial solutions.

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• Ryan Sladek's appointment strengthens Regions Bank's leadership in institutional services.
• Sladek's experience from PNC is expected to enhance service offerings and expand the client base in growing markets.

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Sladek to lead institutional trust teams serving corporations, businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regions Bank on Thursday announced Ryan Sladek has joined the company’s Institutional Services division and will lead a team of strategists to deliver customized investment services for corporations, businesses, nonprofits, municipalities, and more.

Ryan Sladek to lead institutional trust teams serving corporations, businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities. (Photo: Business Wire)

As Head of Sales, Sladek will report directly to Julz Burgess, Head of Institutional Services and Corporate Trust within Regions’ Wealth Management division. Sladek and his team will focus on expanding the company’s Institutional Trust client base across high-growth markets in the Southeast, Texas, and the Midwest. Based in Tampa, Florida, Sladek joins Regions from PNC Institutional Asset Management and PNC Capital Advisors, where he served as the Florida and Southern Port Cities managing market director.

“Ryan is driven by a deep understanding of investment strategies and a clear focus on helping clients identify the right solutions that align with their needs,” Burgess said. “In today’s market, it is especially important for institutional investors to be able to turn to a voice of experience. Through Ryan’s leadership, and the dedication of our Institutional Services team, we are collaborating with clients one-on-one to help them address their organizational goals through specialized investment, trustee, and administrative solutions.”

Regions Institutional Services combines a relationship-driven business model with the strength and resources of a Fortune 500 financial services firm. Teams deliver services including retirement services, investment management, funeral trust, endowments and foundations, custody services, corporate trust, and escrow, for a wide range of institutional clients.

“We believe that now, more than ever, institutional clients can benefit from a more tailored approach that’s built around the financial objectives of individual organizations,” Sladek said. “Regions’ commitment to truly consultative service is a key differentiator. We are working with clients, and prospective clients, to consistently develop holistic solutions to often complex financial needs. Those solutions extend beyond basic portfolio construction and leverage our team’s collective experience to advise on best practices, providing key insights, and giving our clients a single point of contact who delivers the benefits of our broader team’s experience to advance the client’s goals.”

Before his nine years with PNC, Sladek also spent nine years with BB&T in Raleigh, N.C., and Orlando, Fla. He began his career at Merrill Lynch in Jacksonville, Fla.

Sladek holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida. He earned FINRA Series 7, 24, 63, and 65 licenses. Sladek is a member of the Florida Public Pension Trustees Association and previously served as chairman of the Board of Directors for the Hillsborough Community College Foundation. He has also served as a trustee for the Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation and was selected to join Leadership Florida’s Cornerstone Class 40.

About Regions Financial Corporation

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), with $161 billion in assets, is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, and mortgage products and services. Regions serves customers across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,300 banking offices and more than 2,000 ATMs. Regions Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC. Additional information about Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.

About Regions Institutional Services

Regions Institutional Services provides investment, administrative, and trustee solutions to corporations, businesses, nonprofits, governmental and union clients. This division of Regions Wealth Management delivers investment management and consulting, retirement services, custody, endowments and foundations, funeral and cemetery trust, corporate trust, and escrow services through locally and regionally based professionals. Regions Institutional Services strives to demonstrate value-added experience through objective advice with a goal of exceeding client expectations. Regions Institutional Services takes a consultative approach to providing comprehensive solutions to meet the various investment management needs of institutional clients.

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FAQ

Who is Ryan Sladek and what role has he taken at Regions Bank?

Ryan Sladek has been appointed as the head of the Institutional Services division at Regions Bank, focusing on providing customized investment services.

What markets will Ryan Sladek focus on in his new role?

Ryan Sladek will focus on expanding Regions Bank's institutional trust client base in high-growth markets across the Southeast and Midwest.

What services does Regions Institutional Services provide?

Regions Institutional Services offers investment management, retirement services, custody, endowments, corporate trust, and escrow services.

What is the significance of Ryan Sladek's appointment for Regions Financial Corporation?

Sladek's appointment is significant as it aims to enhance Regions' offerings to institutional clients, potentially improving market presence and client satisfaction.

What is the asset size of Regions Financial Corporation?

Regions Financial Corporation has $161 billion in assets and is a member of the S&P 500 Index.