CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Sept. 20, 2024)—Pinnacle Financial Partners Senior Vice President and Financial Advisor James D. Brown, II, joined the EPB Board of Directors effective September 11, 2024. Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly appointed Brown, which the Chattanooga City Council confirmed on September 3.

“James’ professional experience and deep Chattanooga roots will inform EPB’s future as we incorporate new investments to serve our community better,” said EPB CEO David Wade. “At a time when Chattanooga is poised for tremendous growth, EPB is fortunate to have a depth of varied experience on our board to inform our strategy.”

Brown has more than two decades of expertise developed in the banking industry. Before joining Pinnacle, he was Vice President and Commercial Banker for Synovus Financial Corporation and Business Banker and Branch Manager for Regions Financial Corporation. Brown holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

“I admire the commitment of the entire EPB team to exceed expectations and deliver quality services,” Brown said. “I’m honored to support this work and contribute to EPB’s mission of enhancing quality of life for our community.”

Brown has also supported the Chattanooga community as a board member for the Cherokee Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Hamilton Family YMCA. He is an alumnus of Leadership Chattanooga and is actively involved in its alumni association.

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About EPB

EPB is a customer-focused technology company that delivers innovative power and telecommunications solutions to the Chattanooga area in pursuit of its mission to enhance the quality of life for the community it serves. In 2010, EPB completed a 100% fiber optic network accessible to all its customers as the basis for launching America’s first community-wide Gig speed internet. The company still operates the world’s fastest community-wide internet service today at speeds up to 25 Gig. EPB also utilizes Chattanooga’s fiber optic network as the communications backbone for the most advanced and highly automated power distribution system in the United States. In 2022, EPB continued its commitment to keeping Chattanooga on the cutting edge by establishing our nation’s first commercially available quantum network—EPB Quantum Network℠ powered by Qubitekk. This effort aligns local job creation efforts with the national priority to accelerate the commercialization of quantum technology.

Since switching the lights on for its first electric customer in 1939, EPB has grown to serve nearly a half a million people across a 600-square-mile service area with cutting-edge infrastructure that integrates power distribution and telecommunications. At the same time, EPB keeps customer benefit at the center of all its efforts, earning recognition from J.D. Power as the #1 Mid-Sized Utility in the South for the last eight consecutive years based on customer satisfaction ratings. Learn more at epb.com.