Chris Pagel has been named Vice President – Originations of the Tennessee market and its contiguous states and will be responsible for Commercial and Not-for-Profit & Government clients.  Pagel joins SunTrust with over 20 years of financial services experience, most recently with Caterpillar Financial Services where he was Solutions Manager and Syndication Account Manager.  Prior to that, he spent time at the U.S. Department of Treasury.  Pagel is based out of Nashville, TN and report to Joe Hines, Managing Director – Commercial/Corporate/Not-for-Profit & Government.