MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Dec. 2, 2021 – Regions Bank on Thursday announced Rudy Walker is returning to Memphis and will serve as consumer banking executive for the company’s Mid-South territory.
Walker and his teams will oversee nearly 130 branches, which employ approximately 900 Regions associates, across West Tennessee, Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri, Northeast Arkansas and Northwest Mississippi.
The Mid-South consumer banking leadership role offers Walker, a 30-year financial services industry veteran, the opportunity to return to Memphis, where his tenure with Regions began in 2003. Walker is relocating from Texas, where he moved in 2015 to serve as consumer banking manager for Regions’ Dallas and East Texas markets.
“No one serves the Mid-South like Regions Bank, and when we had the opportunity to welcome a new executive overseeing our branch-banking operations across the area, Rudy Walker’s local experience and community commitment made him a natural choice,” said Sharon Hightower, consumer banking regional executive for Regions Bank. “Memphis was one of the first markets where Regions began revolutionizing the branch-banking experience with new and renovated locations built around the needs of today’s consumers. Our teams in the Memphis area already know Rudy because of his 12 years of leadership in the area earlier in his career. And his success in Dallas and East Texas make him well suited to build further on our legacy of service to the Mid-South. We are excited to elevate Rudy to this executive role overseeing a large territory, and we believe his market knowledge and experience will continue to differentiate Regions among our peers.”
Rudy carries out that mission every day. He is consistently focused on doing what is right and finding new and better ways to meet customers’ needs. It’s exciting to welcome Rudy back to Memphis.
“David May, commercial banking regional executive
and Memphis market executive for Regions
Walker was honored for his outstanding service commitment and community involvement when he received the Regions Bank Better Life Award in 2014 – an honor dedicated to Regions associates who consistently go above and beyond in the name of customer and community support.
“Regions Bank has a simple mission, and that is to make life better for the people and places we serve,” said David May, commercial banking regional executive and Memphis market executive for Regions. “Rudy carries out that mission every day. He is consistently focused on doing what is right and finding new and better ways to meet customers’ needs. It’s exciting to welcome Rudy back to Memphis. Between our consumer banking teams, our commercial banking teams, our wealth management professionals, and more, we are well positioned to deepen customer relationships and build new ones across the Mid-South.”
Walker succeeds Michael Pardue as Mid-South consumer banking executive. Pardue was recently named consumer banking executive for Regions in Houston, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, and additional markets in the Lone Star state.
“Regions Bank has a strong legacy of service to the Mid-South, and leading our branch-banking teams throughout the area is a tremendous honor,” said Walker. “It’s also exciting to be part of the Memphis community once again and to build on the significant investments Regions Bank has made throughout the area. Every day, we are focused on delivering a customer experience that’s build around the unique needs of the individual customers and communities we serve. Our teams here are fully committed to our mission to make life better, and I look forward to building on our teamwork and collaboration.”
Regions’ Mid-South investments include enhanced technology capabilities, which complement the personalized service provided by the area’s local banking teams. Regions’ latest reimagined branches in the Memphis area include Collierville, Raleigh Medical and Horn Lake. The locations feature Video Banking ATM service, offering customers the added convenience of being able to bank during evenings, weekends and even on holidays.
Walker’s previous banking experience includes 12 years in consumer banking management roles with Bank of America in West Tennessee and Chattanooga. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Business and Management from Southern Arkansas University. Walker also earned an Executive Diploma from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management.
Walker’s community involvement includes serving on the boards of directors for Junior Achievement of Dallas and Emily’s Place, where he taught financial education classes to clients of both nonprofits. Walker is a founding board member of Memphis’ Veritas College Preparatory Charter School.
About Regions Financial Corporation
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), with $156 billion in assets, is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, and mortgage products and services. Regions serves customers across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates more than 1,300 banking offices and approximately 2,000 ATMs. Regions Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC. Additional information about Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.