Cogent Bank expands into Pinellas County
September 23, 2019 - Cogent Bank has hired longtime local banking leader Jackie McIntosh to head its Pinellas County operation as market president. McIntosh will open executive and commercial lending offices in Pinellas County next month, followed by a retail banking center in Clearwater next spring, a news release said. McIntosh, who most recently was market president, Florida division, for Valley Bank, is hiring experienced bankers with Pinellas roots to work at Cogent, an Orange City-based bank with $207 million in assets. Cogent also has expanded into Hillsborough County, with a retail office expected to open in Tampa's Westshore district this fall.