Kevin Lavender retires from Fifth Third Veteran commercial banking leader stepping down from longtime company role Nicolle S. Praino Nicolle S. Praino Author email Jul 6, 2026 Jul 6, 2026 Updated Jul 6, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Fifth Third Bank Executive Vice President and Vice Chair of Commercial Banking Kevin Lavender has announced his retirement.Lavender first shared the news via the Nashville Business Journal that he would be leaving after more than two decades with the bank. Kevin Lavender Photo: Fifth Third × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmu:7E9 %9:C5 92D ?@E D92C65 H9@ C6A=246D E96 G6E6C2? 32?<6C[ H9@D6 E6?FC6 6?565 2E E96 368:??:?8 @7 yF=J]k^AmkAm{2G6?56C 3682? 9:D 42C66C H:E9 u:7E9 %9:C5 :? a__d 2D D6?:@C G:46 AC6D:56?E 2?5 9625 @7 ?2E:@?2= 4@CA@C2E6 962=E9 42C6 =6?5:?8] {2G6?56C 92D 96=5 D6G6C2= @E96C =6256CD9:A A@D:E:@?D H:E9 E96 32?<[ :?4=F5:?8 D6?:@C G:46 AC6D:56?E 2?5 >2?28:?8 5:C64E@C @7 =2C86 4@CA@C2E6 2?5 DA64:2=:K65 =6?5:?8] q67@C6 E2<:?8 E96 G:46 492:C C@=6[ 96 D6CG65 2D 9625 @7 u:7E9 %9:C5VD 4@>>6C4:2= 32?< 7C@> a_a_ E@ a_ad]k^AmkAm!C:@C E@ H@C<:?8 2E u:7E9 %9:C5[ {2G6?56C H2D 4@>>:DD:@?6C @7 E96 %6??6DD66 s6A2CE>6?E @7 u:?2?4:2= x?DE:EFE:@?D 7@C E9C66 J62CD F?56C 7@C>6C v@G] !9:= qC656D6?]k^AmkAm{2G6?56C 92D 2=D@ D6CG65 :? >2?J @E96C C@=6D 2C@F?5 E96 4:EJ[ :?4=F5:?8 2D 492:C>2? @7 E96 }2D9G:==6 r@?G6?E:@? 2?5 ':D:E@CD r@CA 2?5 2D A2CE @7 E96 |FD:4 r:EJ |2;@C tG6?ED r@>>:EE66[ E96 }2D9G:==6 r:EJ r=F3 3@2C5[ E96 u:D< &?:G6CD:EJ q@2C5 @7 s:C64E@CD 2?5 E96 %6??6DD66 !2CE?6CD9:A r@>>:EE66]k^AmkAmQz6G:? {2G6?56C 92D >256 9:D >2C< @? u:7E9 %9:C5 7@C E96 36EE6C @G6C E96 A2DE EH@ 564256D[Q D2:5 u:7E9 %9:C5 r92:C>2?[ rt~ 2?5 !C6D:56?E %:> $A6?46] Qw6 3F:=E 3FD:?6DD6D[ 3F:=E E62>D 2?5 — >@DE :>A@CE2?E=J — 3F:=E =6256CD] %96 :?5FDECJ\7@4FD65 2AAC@249 E92E 567:?6D @FC 4@>>6C4:2= 32?< E@52J C67=64ED 9:D E9:?<:?8[ 2?5 D@ 5@6D E96 DE2?52C5 @7 =6256CD9:A 96 =62G6D 369:?5] (6VC6 8C2E67F= 7@C 9:D 4@?EC:3FE:@?D E@ E9:D 4@>A2?J[ 2?5 E@ E96 4@>>F?:E:6D 96 D6CG65 2=@?8D:56 :E]Qk^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Commercial Bank Investment Companies Investment Banks Banking Organizations Banking Private Sector Financial Services Finance Institutional Investors Personal Finance Financial Services Companies Fifth Third Bank Systemically Important Financial Institutions Brokerage Firms Banks Of North America Subprime Mortgage Lenders Online Brokerages Online Financial Services Companies Mortgage Lenders Of The United States Rogue Trading Banks Federal Reserve System Central Banks Systemic Risk Investment Banks Primary Dealers Banks Of The United States Mortgage-backed Security Mortgage Industry Companies Of The United States Electronic Trading Platforms Financial Crises Subprime Mortgage Crisis Investment Banking United States Housing Bubble Monetary Policy Of The United States Nicolle S. Praino Author email Follow Nicolle S. Praino Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Trending Cyntoia Brown Long calls Jerri Green a ‘liar’ Renderings released for East Bank hotel Oracle plans event recognizing groundbreaking All eyes on Jeffery Simmons as NFL trade deadline looms Ardent rescinds severance package for former CEO Trending Cyntoia Brown Long calls Jerri Green a ‘liar’ Renderings released for East Bank hotel Oracle plans event recognizing groundbreaking All eyes on Jeffery Simmons as NFL trade deadline looms Ardent rescinds severance package for former CEO
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