First Carolina Bank is pleased to announce that Thomas Forsberg has joined its team as the Bank’s Atlanta Market President. He will be based in the Bank’s Atlanta office, which is scheduled to open in April 2022 and is located at 125 Glenridge Point Parkway, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 30342. 

Thomas joins First Carolina Bank with over 20-years’ experience in the banking industry and will bring a wealth of knowledge of managing and growing a new market. Thomas is a lifelong Georgian who has both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Georgia. He has a strong passion for his community serving on the Board of Horizons Atlanta, the Historic Columbus Foundation, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and most recently serving as the Commissioner for the Columbus Regional Airport. He is also a Braves fan. 

David Torris, Managing Director – Market Development (SC, GA, and Western NC), said, “We are very pleased to have Thomas Forsberg join the First Carolina Bank team. His strong banking experience and his knowledge of the Atlanta market are invaluable. Behind his leadership and with First Carolina Bank’s client first model, we look forward to a long and successful relationship with the great city of Atlanta!”

Ron Day, President and CEO, said, “We have been doing banking business in Atlanta from a distance for years given our connections and experience in the market and are thrilled to have the opportunity now to launch full-service under Thomas’s leadership. We will be making significant investments through Thomas and David to further establish all our business line platforms of commercial banking and wealth management, commercial real estate banking and consumer banking in our marquee new office and look forward to years of service to the communities of the greater metro Atlanta area.”