Carter Bank & Trust announced that Tami M. Buttrey has joined its executive management team as executive vice president, chief retail banking officer and director of delivery channel optimization. Buttrey has 30 years of banking leadership experience, including at the executive management level with one of the large U.S. regional banks. Buttrey is a former SunTrust executive vice president of corporate retail strategies and head of the retail line of business in Tennessee and Alabama. She worked for SunTrust more than 17 years in various leadership positions. In her new role at the company, Buttrey will be responsible for the oversight of the retail banking division, as well as the development and coordination of the overall delivery strategies for all customer channels, with the goal of providing its customers with a seamless and consistent banking experience from either a branch, the Customer Contact Center, online or mobile device. Buttrey will provide leadership with the implementation of corporate household growth strategies and customer relationship management systems. She also will work with other company executives to identify and research new products and services and market opportunities.