John Sawyer

Chief Investment Officer at

Sunflower Bank NA (Private Banking)

57 year

Finance

Consumer Services

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Mr. John E.
Sawyer is a Chief Investment Officer & Director of Wealth Management & Private Banking at Sunflower Bank NA (Private Banking).
In this role, he is responsible for the strategy, management and growth of the bank’s wealth management services that include private banking, investment management, financial planning and personal trust services.
Mr. Sawyer has over 30 years of investment experience with a proven track record leading trust, investment management, brokerage and RIA units at regional and community banks.
He also directs and manages Sunflower Bank’s investment process and portfolio development.
In addition, he is responsible for strengthening and expanding Sunflower Bank’s existing wealth management infrastructure to provide additional services to current clients and grow its client base.
He received a BS in Finance from the University of Tennessee and an MBA from Southern Methodist University.
Mr. Sawyer holds the CFA charterholder designation.

John Sawyer active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Sunflower Bank NA (Private Banking) Sunflower Bank NA (Private Banking) Investment ManagersFinance Sunflower Bank-PB takes a team-driven approach to managing client’s investments, ensuring each client portfolio is aligned to meet their unique objectives. The firm builds models based on reliable forward-looking capital market assumptions and offers an array of options to match a client’s objectives. This results in a custom portfolio solution with the appropriate mix of mutual funds, exchange traded funds, separately managed accounts, and model-based management for the client’s circumstances. Their process is led by the Investment Committee, with support from portfolio and investment management teams using third-party institutional due diligence, research, analytics, and modeling.	Chief Investment Officer	01/03/2024

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Companies	Position	End
First Western Trust Bank First Western Trust Bank Regional BanksFinance Operates as a state chartered commercial bank	Chief Investment Officer	05/03/2024
First Western Trust Bank /Investment Management/ First Western Trust Bank /Investment Management/ Investment ManagersFinance FWTB-IM develops a proprietary approach to managing client’s wealth — ConnectView®. Their approach takes a holistic view of client’s unique situation across four quadrants: Financial, Experiential, Relational and Legacy Wealth.	Chief Investment Officer	01/03/2024
St. Johns Investment Management Co. LLC St. Johns Investment Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	President	06/10/2017
BBVA USA BBVA USA Regional BanksFinance Provides banking services	Chief Investment Officer	01/03/2014
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/01/2002

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Private companies	12
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc. (Old) Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc. (Old) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
First Western Trust Bank First Western Trust Bank Regional BanksFinance Operates as a state chartered commercial bank	Finance
University of Tennessee University of Tennessee Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
First Western Financial, Inc. First Western Financial, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Operates as a holding company with interests in private banking and investment management services	Finance
First Horizon Bank (Memphis, Tennessee) First Horizon Bank (Memphis, Tennessee) Regional BanksFinance Operates as a state chartered commercial bank	Finance
BBVA USA BBVA USA Regional BanksFinance Provides banking services	Finance
PNC Managed Account Solutions, Inc. PNC Managed Account Solutions, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance PNC MAS invests clients' assets in portfolios of mutual funds, ETFs and other equity and debt securities.	Finance
St. Johns Investment Management Co. LLC St. Johns Investment Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Finance
Sunflower Bank NA (Private Banking) Sunflower Bank NA (Private Banking) Investment ManagersFinance Sunflower Bank-PB takes a team-driven approach to managing client’s investments, ensuring each client portfolio is aligned to meet their unique objectives. The firm builds models based on reliable forward-looking capital market assumptions and offers an array of options to match a client’s objectives. This results in a custom portfolio solution with the appropriate mix of mutual funds, exchange traded funds, separately managed accounts, and model-based management for the client’s circumstances. Their process is led by the Investment Committee, with support from portfolio and investment management teams using third-party institutional due diligence, research, analytics, and modeling.	Finance
First Western Trust Bank /Investment Management/ First Western Trust Bank /Investment Management/ Investment ManagersFinance FWTB-IM develops a proprietary approach to managing client’s wealth — ConnectView®. Their approach takes a holistic view of client’s unique situation across four quadrants: Financial, Experiential, Relational and Legacy Wealth.	Finance