Moultrie, Ga.-based Ameris Bancorp expects to have a new CEO on July 5.
Edwin Hortman Jr. is set to step down from his positions as president and CEO, and the company selected Dennis Zember Jr. to replace him in those roles. Hortman will remain executive chairman of the company and its subsidiary, Ameris Bank.
Zember is currently executive vice president and COO of the $8.02 billion-asset bank holding company, as well as CEO of Ameris Bank.
