MEMPHIS, Tenn. (December 15, 2009) — Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc., has named James W. Hamilton, Jr., Van C. Thompson and Michael E. Turnbough regional managers of the firm’s Private Client Group. All three are managing directors with the firm and will continue to serve in their current roles as branch managers in their respective branch offices.
Hamilton, branch manager of the Atlanta office, is the Southeast regional manager and will oversee 288 financial advisors in 18 branch offices in Georgia and Florida plus Charlotte, N.C. and Hilton Head, S.C. A graduate of Mississippi State University, Hamilton joined Morgan Keegan in 1999 and has served as branch manager of the firm’s Atlanta office for more than 10 years. He is past-president of the Georgia Securities Dealers Association and past-president of the Retail Securities Brokers of Georgia. Hamilton also served on the National Association of Securities Dealers District 7 Business Conduct Committee.
Thompson, branch manager of the firm’s Lexington, Ky., branch office, is the regional manager of the firm’s East region, which is comprised of 143 financial advisors in 12 branch offices in Kentucky, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Indianapolis, Ind. A graduate of the University of Virginia, Thompson joined Morgan Keegan in 1997 and has served as branch manager of the firm’s Lexington office for over 12 years.
Birmingham branch manager Turnbough is the Mid-South regional manager and will oversee 215 financial advisors in nine branch offices in Alabama plus Pensacola, Fla. and Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tenn. Turnbough joined Morgan Keegan in 2005. A native of Gulfport, Mississippi, he graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. He also attended the Wharton School of Business/Securities Industry Institute’s Branch Management Leadership Institute in 2004.
They are joined by current regional managers Tommy Orr, executive managing director and co-branch manager of the firm’s Houston branch office and manager of the firm’s West region (Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas) and Bill Geary, an executive managing director in the firm’s Jackson, Miss. branch office, and manager of the firm’s Central region (Memphis, Nashville, St. Louis, Jackson, Tenn. and Jackson, Miss.)
About Morgan Keegan & Company Inc.
Morgan Keegan & Company Inc., one of the nation’s largest regional full-service brokerage and investment banking firms, is the securities brokerage arm of Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF). Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., Morgan Keegan provides comprehensive investment and wealth management services through a network of over 1100 financial advisors in more than 300 locations in 19 states. Morgan Keegan manages over $75 billion in client assets through its Private Client Group division. Additional information about Morgan Keegan and Regions — a member of the S&P 100 Index — can be found at www.morgankeegan.com and www.regions.com.
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