John G. Creech

Mr. John G. Creech has been Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at Equity Bancshares, Inc. since joined it in December 2021. Prior to joining Equity Bank, Mr. Creech served as the Chief Credit Policy and Administration Officer for Synovus Bank, overseeing Credit Administration, Loan Policy, Risk Rating, Workout and Restructuring, and Retail Credit. During his tenure with Synovus, he oversaw due diligence efforts over acquisitions in excess of $10 billion in aggregate assets, created an entity and structure to manage the problem loan portfolio working through $6 billion in problem assets from 2008 to 2015 which contributed to their successful repayment of TARP funds, as well as oversaw the implementation of underwriting and risk rating procedures associated with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Creech graduated from The Citadel in 1989. He served on the Board of Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers, Inc. for more than 20 years.