ANNISTON, AL. (January 20, 2021) – Southern States Bank is pleased to announce that John McDaniel has been promoted to President of Paulding County in Dallas, Georgia.  John will be responsible for managing the Dallas office and will continue to manage the bank’s commercial loan portfolio for that market.

John has over 20 years of banking experience and has served as a commercial loan officer for Southern States Bank since 2017.  He was previously a market president and commercial lender at Bank OZK and a market president at BB&T.

 “We are very pleased to announce the promotion of John McDaniel in Paulding County.  He has been an asset to Southern States Bank since he joined the bank in 2017 and has proven his leadership and ability to manage, “said Mark Chambers, President of Southern States Bank.

John earned a BBA degree in Marketing from Freed-Hardeman University and graduated from BB&T Banking School at Wake Forest University.  He is a board member and past president of Camp Inagehi Youth Summer Camp and serves as a youth sports coach at the Villa Rica Recreation Department.  He is graduate of Leadership Douglas, Douglas County Georgia, and a deacon at Bremen Church of Christ.