JACKSON — Regions Bank is pleased to announce that Lee Smith has been named manager of the bank’s Dogwood Festival branch in Flowood.

He will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the branch, including staff development, growth in deposits, maintaining account relationships, and ensuring that company policies and procedures are followed.

A native of Natchez, Smith has more than eight years of investment and finance experience.

Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration and masters of business administration from the University of Mississippi.

He currently resides in Jackson with his wife Erin Johnson Smith.