J. Scott McCleneghen
Term: December 2024 - January 2030
Appointment: Board of Governors

 

J. Scott McCleneghen is The Executive Vice President for SE Florida Pro CRE at First Horizon Bank.  Prior to joining Pro CRE in 2024, Scott was the team lead for the Southeast Regional Commercial Group at First Horizon Bank in Florida.  In this role he successfully built a team of bankers that added significant revenue contributions to the bank and enhanced the banks brand awareness.  He worked directly with the Regional President to develop new ways to cross sell between the various lines of business.  Scott has over 20 years of banking experience in the South Florida market. Prior to Joining First Horizon (Previously Iberiabank), Scott was with City National Bank of Florida for 14 years as Managing Senior Vice President and Palm Beach County Market Executive.  

Outside of banking, Scott is a member of the board of directors for the James Hardie/Pro Football Hall of Fame PGA Championship tour event at Broken Sound Golf Club, chairperson of the finance committee of St. John Paul II High School in Boca Raton, and chairperson of In The Pines of Delray Beach.  Scott is a past board member of Horses and the Handicapped of Broward County, the Local Advisory Committee for the Local Initiative Support Corporation, a member of the Professional Advisory Board for Boca Community Hospital and a past member of the Palm Beach Economic Council.  

Scott graduated from The University of Alabama with a BS degree in Business Administration.  He is a native of South Florida and currently resides in Boca Raton with his wife of 30-years and their 2-children ages 22 and 19.  He is very active in the community and enjoys playing golf and fishing in his free time.