Turner: Look for Pinnacle to make more new-market moves

Calling the environment for recruiting “maybe the best ever,” Pinnacle Financial Partners CEO Terry Turner is preparing to lead Nashville’s largest bank into a number of new markets in the coming year.

Fresh from announcing the hiring of banker teams in Birmingham and Huntsville, Turner last week told analysts and investors — on the heels of his team’s nearly $132 million in second-quarter profits — that Pinnacle is fielding more calls than ever from veteran bankers and wealth advisers disenchanted with their current homes, be it because of merger distractions or bureaucratic hurdles.