A member of the executive leadership team at several financial institutions over the past decade, Tietz was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at FSG Bank, a division of Atlantic Capital, in Chattanooga, Tenn. He has also served as Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at First Place Bank in Warren, Ohio and as Chief Credit Officer at Monroe Bank in Bloomington, Ind. He began his career at First American National Bank in Nashville and Memphis where he spent 15 years, originally as an associate trainee and ultimately serving as Executive Vice President and Senior Credit Officer. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Alabama.