Synovus Financial Corp. announced appointment of Bob Derrick as chief credit officer, effective immediately. Derrick previously served as Synovus’ chief community credit officer. He succeeds Kevin Howard, who was named chief wholesale banking officer last month of December 2018. Derrick joined Synovus in Columbia, South Carolina, in 2003 as assistant regional credit officer and was named regional credit officer in 2010. He was appointed group executive of credit risk in 2013 and chief community credit officer in 2017.