Business View Magazine | October 2020

110 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2020 going to do it our way.” Dixon saw first-hand the approaches used by other local and regional banks - banks that are now his competition. He began his career in 1997 with NationsBank and, until 2007, held various positions, including CEO, in other regional banks in Florida and South Georgia. With those experiences behind him, it is not surprising he eventually decided to start his own bank. Having spent some time on Florida’s Gulf Coast, just south of Tallahassee, he felt the Capital of the Sunshine State was an obvious location. He recalls, “So, I met with two accountants in town, told them I was going to start a bank and asked them to be on the Board and they agreed. I was CEO; Chris Jensen, whom I worked with at Regions Bank, came on as our Senior Lender. We did it as a partnership and then added Kathy Jones (formerly of SunTrust) as our CFO.” Prime Meridian Bank is, above all, client-focused to the point it has created a Brand Book, in-house, that tells the story of its culture. The book is not EVP & Senior Lender, Chris L. Jensen, Jr. What matters to clients is that we take that individual approach.We do not sell products, we grow relationships. That is the way we got the Bank started and that is one of our keys to success.” - Sammie D. Dixon, Jr.