William Young Carroll Jr. bought SMBK once, on May 4, 2023

Carroll William ("Billy") Young Jr. is a banking executive who serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of SmartBank and SmartFinancial, Inc. (SMBK), the bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee.( He has led SmartBank since its inception in 2007 as a founding director, growing it into a full‑service commercial bank with dozens of branches across Tennessee, Alabama, and Florida, and oversees its publicly traded holding company SmartFinancial, Inc.( As a corporate insider, he is a key executive and director for SmartFinancial, Inc., responsible for its strategic direction and operational performance.(

Carroll began his career with Kraft CPAs in Nashville before joining Citizens National Bank in 1992, where he advanced through various management roles including executive vice president and chief financial officer and served on the bank’s board and key committees.( He has held influential industry and civic positions, including service on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and leadership roles with the Tennessee Bankers Association, SBK Insurance, and multiple regional economic and community organizations.( He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee, which underpins his long career in regional and community banking.(

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