Truist Bank executive John Thurman leads ACG Kentucky as new president

LOUISVILLE - Veteran Kentucky bank executive John Thurman is the new president of ACG Kentucky, the local chapter for the global association that serves professionals involved in middle-market mergers, acquisitions and corporate growth.

A member of the executive committee and director on the chapter board, Thurman succeeds FORVIS Assurance Director Matt Berrian in the top role.

“I’m honored to be in this leadership position and am eager to work with our board, our membership and the business community to energize middle market corporate growth in our region,” Thurman said.

John’s career has included roles in banking, insurance, public accounting and family business.  Following his first position with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, he held financial and business development posts with Aegon Insurance, and in 2003 began a series of commercial banking leadership positions. Today, as Truist Market President for Kentucky, he is responsible for growing and managing commercial clients across the state. 

A graduate of Bellarmine University, Thurman earned his MBA from the University of Louisville.

Also joining the ACG Kentucky board of directors is Graham Sparks, an Associate on the Business Development team at MiddleGround Capital, a private equity firm that invests in North American and European B2B industrial manufacturing and specialty distribution businesses across the lower-middle market. Graham previously worked at J.P. Morgan’s Private Bank in Nashville. He graduated from the University of Kentucky with a bachelor’s degree in finance and administration.

In addition to Thurman and Sparks, ACG Kentucky’s board is comprised of these finance and business professionals:

Brad Smith, Partner, Cherry Bekaert (Treasurer)
Bill Strench, Member, Frost Brown Todd (Secretary)
Terry McWilliams, President, Mozaic Investor Relations, Inc. (Chapter Executive)
Dave Beckett, ACG Kentucky (Membership Chair)
Matt Berrian, Assurance Director, FORVIS
Ken Berryman, Managing Partner, Weller Equity Partners
Dan Fisher, Partner, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum
Vernon Foster, Senior Executive Director, Assistant Dean, College of Business, University of Louisville
Darrin McCauley, Senior Vice President, Old National Bank
Matt Saltzman, CEO, Louisville Tile
John Sweeney, Managing Director, Slane Hill Capital
Dennis Wells, Managing Director, Corporate Finance Associates Worldwide
Jack White, Partner, Todd Asset Management

About ACG Kentucky

ACG Kentucky is one of the 59 worldwide chapters of the Association for Corporate Growth. Founded in 1954, ACG is the premier M&A dealmaking organization with a global network of 13,000 members and middle market professionals who invest in, own and advise growing companies.

The Kentucky chapter (www.acg.org/kentucky) serves dealmakers, support professionals and corporate leaders with programs, panels and events that educate and facilitate networking and business development. The chapter co-produces the annual Mid-South ACG Capital Connection, an M&A event that brings together private equity professionals, investment bankers, capital providers, attorneys, accountants, risk management and valuation professionals. It also stages the ACG Kentucky Deal of the Year event highlighting high-impact M&A deals, and an annual Executive Golf Outing benefiting Junior Achievement.
 

Media contact

Chapter Executive Terry McWilliams
Emails: acgkentucky@acg.org or terrym@mozaicir.com
Phone: 502.410.2113