Thomas A. Broughton, III Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, ServisFirst Bank Tom received a Finance degree from The University of Alabama and a MBA from the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. In 1985, he co-founded First Commercial Bank and was named President. When First Commercial Bank was bought by Synovus in 1992, he continued as President and was named Chief Executive Officer of First Commercial Bank. He retired from Synovus in 2004. In 2005, Tom founded ServisFirst Bank raising $35 million in capital, which was the largest bank start up amount raised in the State of Alabama. Today, he serves as Chairman, CEO and President. He also founded and organized the formation of ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc., (SFBS) the bank holding company that holds ServisFirst Bank as its subsidiary. Tom led ServisFirst Bancshares IPO in May 2014 with the stock listed on NASDAQ. ServisFirst Bank has offices across Alabama, in Birmingham, Dothan, Huntsville, Mobile, Fairhope and Montgomery, with additional locations in Nashville, Pensacola and Tampa, Charleston, and Atlanta. In 2009, American Banker named Tom Community Banker of the Year.