Jane Solomon & Elam Holley

Zach Stubbs, Todd Vannoy & Hank Woolard

Jay Patel & Dwayne Hargroder

Todd & Ashley Vannoy

Sandra Holley, Kathy Thornhill & Jeri Michie

T

he First Partners bank of 
Birmingham, Alabama, 
made its debut in Florida. 
Their fi rst full-service 

branch in Destin opened on July 11. A 
formal “opening party” took place on 
August 18 at the bank’s state of the art 
facility at 35008 Emerald Coast Parkway. 

Top level executives and business 

owners from the panhandle area were 
in attendance to grace this important 
occasion. As the guests mingled over 
hors d’oeuvres and light drinks, the 
CEO of First Partners Bank, Elam 
Holley, shed some light on their mission 
statement. With the key word being 
“partnership” Mr. Holley said, “It is 
simple but very effective; we are partners 
with our employees, our customers and 
the community. When they succeed we 
succeed.” 

The Branch Manager, Chris Baker, 

and the Vice President of Commercial 
Banking, Ashely Vannoy, were also on 
hand to visit with guests and answer 
questions. 

The business-casual atmosphere made 

it an ideal setting for guests to catch 
up with old acquaintances, friends and 
create more prospects for their individual 
businesses. First Partners Bank is now in 
Florida!

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