EDWIN W. HORTMAN, JR. - Corporate Board Profile

Ameris Bancorp

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2011-04-18	Edwin W. Hortman, Jr. (age 57) has served as a director of the Company since November 2003 and as a director of the Bank since February 2006. Mr. Hortman has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2005... The Executive Committee is currently comprised of four directors, only one of whom is a current or former employee of the Company. The current members of the Executive Committee are Messrs. Fulp, Hortman, Jeter (Chairman) and Lynch... Effective February 1, 2010 the Board suspended the payment of all fees to directors and committee members... Directors who are also named executive officers are not included in the table below.
2012-04-19	Edwin W. Hortman, Jr. (age 58) has served as a director of the Company since November 2003 and as a director of the Bank since February 2006. Mr. Hortman has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2005. ... The Executive Committee is currently comprised of four directors, only one of whom is a current or former employee of the Company. The current members of the Executive Committee are Messrs. Fulp, Hortman, Jeter (Chairman) and Lynch. ... The following Director Compensation Table sets forth the total compensation earned by directors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. ... Edwin W. Hortman, Jr. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0.
2013-04-05	Edwin W. Hortman, Jr. (age 59) has served as a director of the Company since November 2003 and as a director of Ameris Bank, the Companys wholly-owned banking subsidiary (the Bank), since February 2006. Mr. Hortman has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2005.
2014-04-17	Edwin W. Hortman, Jr. (age 60) has served as a director of the Company since November 2003... Mr. Hortman has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2005... The current members of the Executive Committee are Messrs. Fulp, Hortman, Jeter (Chairman) and Lynch... Director Compensation Table: Directors who are also named executive officers are not included in the table below.
2015-04-17	Edwin W. Hortman, Jr. (age 61) has served as a director of the Company since November 2003 and as a director of the Bank since February 2006. Mr. Hortman has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2005. ... The following Director Compensation Table sets forth the total compensation earned by directors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014. Directors who are also named executive officers are not included in the table below.
2016-04-01	Edwin W. Hortman, Jr. (age 62) has served as a director of the Company since November 2003 and as a director of the Bank since February 2006. Mr. Hortman has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2005. ... The Board retainer is paid monthly and provided to all active Board members. ... The Chairman of the Board declined additional compensation for serving in the role.
2017-04-03	Edwin W. Hortman, Jr. (age 63) has served as a director of the Company since November 2003 and as a director of the Bank since February 2006. Mr. Hortman has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2005. From November 2003 through December 2004, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and from 2002 to 2003, he served as Executive Vice President and North Regional Executive of the Company. From 1998 through 2003, Mr. Hortman served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Security Bank, formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Hortman also served as a director of Citizens Security Bank from 1998 to 2004. In addition, he served as a director of Central Bank & Trust, Southland Bank, First National Bank of South Georgia and Merchants & Farmers Bank, formerly wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, from 2002 to 2004. Mr. Hortman also serves as Chairman of the Georgia Bankers Association Insurance Trust. He holds bachelor9s and master9s degrees in business administration, with emphasis in accounting and finance, from the University of Georgia. He is also a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University. Having served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company for more than ten years, after successfully serving as a banking executive in other capacities for much of his career, Mr. Hortman brings not only extensive experience in banking and executive management to the Board, but also an intimate knowledge of the Company9s day-to-day business and operations. The Executive Committee is currently comprised of four directors, only one of whom is a current or former employee of the Company. The current members of the Executive Committee are Messrs. Hortman, Jeter (Chairman), Lynch and Veal.
2018-04-02	Edwin W. Hortman, Jr. (age 64) has served as a director of the Company since November 2003 and as a director of the Bank since February 2006. He has served as Executive Chairman of both the Company and the Bank since January 2018. Mr. Hortman has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2005. From November 2003 through December 2004, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and from 2002 to 2003, he served as Executive Vice President and North Regional Executive of the Company. From 1998 through 2003, Mr. Hortman served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Security Bank, formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Hortman also served as a director of Citizens Security Bank from 1998 to 2004. In addition, he served as a director of Central Bank & Trust, Southland Bank, First National Bank of South Georgia and Merchants & Farmers Bank, formerly wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, from 2002 to 2004. Mr. Hortman also serves as Chairman of the Georgia Bankers Association Insurance Trust. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration, with emphasis in accounting and finance, from the University of Georgia. He is also a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University. Having served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company for more than ten years, after successfully serving as a banking executive in other capacities for much of his career, Mr. Hortman brings not only extensive experience in banking and executive management to the Board, but also an intimate knowledge of the Company’s day-to-day business and operations.