Walter Deriso has resigned from his position as head of Synovus Financial Corp’s financial management services group. The group provides tru...

Walter Deriso has resigned from his position as head of Synovus Financial Corp’s financial management services group. The group provides trust, investment, private banking and insurance products in the five US states where Synovus does business - Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee. A statement from Columbus Georgia-based Synovus said Mr Deriso was leaving to pursue other interests. G. Sanders Griffith III, the company's general counsel, was named to lead the financial management services group on an interim basis while Synovus looks for a permanent successor. Synovus has more than $25 billion of assets.