# Greg Bryant

> Gregory W. Bryant is executive vice president and regional CEO for West Central Florida at ServisFirst Bank. A founder and former president and CEO of Bay Cities Bank, he joined ServisFirst in January 2016 to lead its Tampa Bay entry, later overseeing expansion into Southwest and Central Florida. He chaired the Florida Bankers Association in 2012.

- **Role:** Executive Vice President and Regional CEO, West Central Florida at ServisFirst Bank
- **Organizations:** ServisFirst Bank, Bay Cities Bank, Florida Business BancGroup, SouthTrust Bank, GE Capital, Florida Bankers Association, Independent Bankers’ Bank of Florida, CEO Council of Tampa Bay, Leadership Tampa Alumni
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Jacksonville State University, Graduate School of Banking program, University of Colorado Boulder
- **Known for:** Helped found Bay Cities Bank and led it for fifteen years before its 2015 sale., Led ServisFirst’s entry into Tampa Bay in 2016., Oversaw regional expansion involving Sarasota in 2019 and Orlando in 2021.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1999** — Held management positions with SouthTrust Bank and GE Capital.
- **1999** — Helped found Bay Cities Bank.
- **2000-2015** — President and CEO of Bay Cities Bank; also president of parent Florida Business BancGroup.
- **2012** — Chaired the Florida Bankers Association.
- **2015** — Home BancShares completed the acquisition of Florida Business BancGroup on October 1; Bay Cities merged into Centennial.
- **2016** — ServisFirst announced his appointment as executive vice president and Tampa Bay regional CEO on January 25.
- **2019** — Continued as CEO of the renamed West Florida region as ServisFirst recruited its Sarasota team.
- **2021** — Identified as West Central Florida CEO when ServisFirst announced its Orlando team.
- **2022** — Banks settled litigation relating to his and three colleagues’ moves to ServisFirst for $15 million, without admissions of wrongdoing by the named parties.
- **2026** — Listed as EVP and West Central Florida regional CEO in ServisFirst’s February management presentation.

## Achievements

- Helped found Bay Cities Bank and led it for fifteen years before its 2015 sale.
- Led ServisFirst’s entry into Tampa Bay in 2016.
- Oversaw regional expansion involving Sarasota in 2019 and Orlando in 2021.
- Served as Florida Bankers Association chairman in 2012.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — ServisFirst’s February 24 investor presentation listed Gregory W. Bryant as EVP and regional CEO for West Central Florida.
- **2026-04** — Gwynn Davey shared Tampa Bay’s tenth-anniversary celebration and recognized Bryant among the team.

## Links

- Website: https://servisfirstbank.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-bryant-3304072b

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Last updated: 2026-10-22