Synovus Financial Corp. appointed John H. Irby and Alexandra Villoch to its board of directors, effective July 1, 2022. Mr. Irby, age 60, is a commercial real estate investor and attorney with Atlanta-based Wilson Brock & Irby, LLC, specializing in commercial real estate transactions, corporate transactions, commercial litigation, and general business matters.

He has practiced law for over thirty years and is also the managing partner of Tall Pines Properties, LLC and Equity Resource Partners, LLC, entities which are engaged in the acquisition, management, and redevelopment of commercial real property and timberland in the Southeast. Mr. Irby currently serves as a director of a number of boards, including the Georgia Lottery Corporation, the Georgia Historical Society Endowment Trust, and W.C. Bradley Company. His past board service includes service on the boards of the Georgia Department of Corrections, Darlington School, Atlanta Steeple Chase, and the Bradley-Turner Foundation Board, among others.

Ms. Villoch, age 64, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Baptist Health Foundation, a part of Baptist Health South Florida, one of the largest regional healthcare systems in the Southeast. In her role as CEO, she leads the Foundation's philanthropic efforts in support of Baptist Health's investment in clinical research, technology, and patient support services. In addition, Ms. Villoch leads Baptist Health's government and community relations division and hospitality and international patient divisions.

She has served in this role since June 2019. Prior to that time and since 2014, Ms. Villoch served as East Region Publisher for The McClatchy Company, a national news media company, overseeing all print and digital operations for newspapers throughout the eastern United States, including newspapers within Synovus' footprint, and leading the custom publishing and commercial printing operations in the region. As a part of her role, Ms. Villoch also led certain of the media company's strategic objectives, including the strategic transition to digital and the strategy related to the Spanish language in the company's service of its diverse South Florida community.

Prior to that time and for nine years, she served in a number of other leadership positions at McClatchy. Ms. Villoch currently serves as a director and executive committee member of The Beacon Council, Miami Dade County's economic development agency, and chair emeritus of the One Community One Goal Initiative for Miami Dade County. Her past board service includes service on the boards of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Miami Dade County, Miami Dade College Foundation, and the United Way of Miami Dade County, among others.