LEBANON, Tenn., April 22, 2015 – Stephen Key recently joined BankTennessee as branch manager for the office in Lebanon, announced Tom Paschal, BankTennessee Middle Tennessee president. Key will be in charge of branch operations and business development.

Stephen Key "Stephen is a top producer with a strong background in banking and sales. A Lebanon resident, he is a well-known face to many,” said Paschal. “He is already an asset to our bank as well as our customers as we grow our presence in Middle Tennessee. We are pleased to have him on our team.”

“I am proud to call Lebanon my home. It is a great privilege to work with the many fine folks who live here,” said Key. “I look forward to helping our current and future customers with all of their financial needs one family at a time.”

Key was most recently a banking officer and personal banker at Franklin Synergy and MidSouth Bank in Murfreesboro. He is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a major in business finance. Married to Rodina Key, they have a son named Aiden.

About BankTennessee
“BankTennessee had one of its best years in history in 2014 earning $2.3 million on assets of $269,544,000. We attribute our success to our personnel and local communities we support,” said Jim Rout, chief executive officer and president of the bank. “We take banking personally and are committed to providing a personal level of service where our customers matter. It’s a philosophy that has worked for us since our bank was founded in Memphis in 1934, more than 80 years ago.”

Headquartered in Collierville, Tennessee, BankTennessee has 8 retail banking offices located in Collierville, East and Downtown Memphis, Germantown, Ripley, Munford, and Lebanon in Middle Tennessee.

BankTennessee offers a full range of financial products and services including personal and business checking accounts, internet banking with web bill pay, mortgages, home equity lines of credit, custom construction loans, commercial and consumer loans, treasury management, remote capture and merchant card services.