Coastal States Bank CEO and leadership

Steve Stone is a Chief Executive Officer at Coastal States Bank and is based in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. He has worked as Attorney at Alston & Bird LLP, CEO at Freebird, and Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel at Coastal States Bank. Stephen works or has worked as CAO/General Counsel at Community & Southern Bank. He studied at University of Virginia between 1994 and 1998 and American Universtity, Washington College of Law between 2000 and 2003.

Brad Turner is an EVP, Chief Credit Officer at Coastal States Bank and is based in Youngsville, North Carolina. He has worked as EVP, Director of Government Guaranteed Lending at Coastal States Bank; Financial Services Representative & Branch Manager at Central Carolina Bank; and SVP, Head of Small Business Lending at Square 1 Bank. Brad works or has worked as SVP, SBA National Operations Officer at State Bank and Trust Company. He attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between 1994 and 1998.

Larry DesPres is an EVP & CIO at Coastal States Bank and is based in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. He has worked as EVP & CIO at FOUR OAKS FINCORP INC; SVP & CTO at City National Bank, Miami Florida; and SVP & IT Director at Community & Southern Bank. Larry works or has worked as St. Luke Conference treasurer, District 7 President and CTO for SVDP Georgia at Saint Vincent de Paul Society, Atlanta, GA. He studied at Northern Michigan University between 1983 and 1987 and United States Air Force between 1983 and 1987.

Prior to joining Coastal States Bank in 2017, Lauren worked in various roles at both Community & Southern Bank and SunTrust Bank, where she managed the financial aspects of mergers and acquisitions activity and led a variety of other accounting, finance, and regulatory areas. Lauren also worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, where she served clients in the firm’s financial services assurance practice, including banks, insurance companies, real estate investors, and employee benefit plans. She holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Accountancy from Wake Forest University.

Steve Stone is a Chief Executive Officer at Coastal States Bank and is based in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. He has worked as Attorney at Alston & Bird LLP, CEO at Freebird, and Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel at Coastal States Bank. Stephen works or has worked as CAO/General Counsel at Community & Southern Bank. He studied at University of Virginia between 1994 and 1998 and American Universtity, Washington College of Law between 2000 and 2003.