B. Scot Lenoir

Before founding Evolve Bank & Trust in 2004, Mr. Lenoir climbed his way to becoming Chief Executive Officer and President for First Mercantile Trust Company (FMTC), a financial institution that exceeded $3 billion in assets. He later orchestrated the sell of FMTC to a publicly traded company. After selling in 2000, Mr. Lenoir began to build the foundations and raise the initial capital for Evolve Bancorp, Inc., which became the Memphis-based holding company for Evolve Bank & Trust. Mr. Lenoir is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Evolve Bancorp, Inc. While also serving as chairman of Evolve Bank & Trust, Mr. Lenoir has overseen an increase in net income of 279% over the last five years (2014-2019) while also being voted Top Workplace by The Commercial Appeal. Mr. Lenoir is a graduate of the University of Memphis.