Petrillo arrives with a mandate to refine how the bank executes its footprint growth, ensuring that each upcoming location integrates into the existing regional structure while prioritizing client service. His transition follows a long tenure in high-level leadership, where he focused on operational oversight and market management. Kimberley Wolterstorff Gregorie, Senior Vice President and Head of Consumer Sales, cited his background as a primary asset for the bank’s push to deepen its community engagement and service delivery across its 12-state southern footprint. A graduate of Bridgewater State University, Petrillo balances his professional responsibilities with community work as a youth baseball coach in Bonita Springs, Florida. First Horizon Bank, which manages $84.4 billion in assets, continues to invest in its branch strategy as part of its broader regional financial services operations.
James Petrillo Named Vice President of New Builds at First Horizon Bank
After two decades at the helm of district operations for Wells Fargo and Citizens Bank, James Petrillo has joined Memphis-based First Horizon Bank. He steps into the newly created role of Vice President, De Novo New Build Leader, tasked with steering the expansion and optimization of the institution’s physical banking network.

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