Birmingham

600 University Park Place, Suite 200, Birmingham, AL 35209

(205) 730-5100

Argent Trust Company

Birmingham Office Information

Argent’s Birmingham, Alabama office is conveniently located on Lakeshore Parkway and houses a team of Argent Trust trust and wealth advisors, as well as our in-house trust operations group, which supports the trust teams across Argent’s corporate footprint.

The office opened in 2016 under the leadership of Ken Alderman and is now led by market president Collins Compere. The trust team–which includes three past recipients of the Alabama Bankers Association Wayne F. Lambert Trust Professional of the Year Award–serves clients with fiduciary wealth management or trust needs. David Sides leads the operations team.

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Our Team

Amanda Fernandes

Amanda Fernandes

Vice President, Director Advisory Services
Birmingham

Amanda Fernandes is Vice President and Director of Advisory Services for the Funeral & Cemetery Trust Division at Argent Trust, the parent company of FSI. With over 20 years of experience as a certified wealth administrator specializing in institutional services,...

Collins Compere, CIMC®

Collins Compere, CIMC®

Market President - Birmingham, AL
Birmingham

Collins Compere has joined the company as Birmingham Market President and will serve as the senior leader of trust, estate and retirement services administration for his market. Compere joins Argent with nearly three decades of experience in fiduciary investment...

George McCurdy, CFA®,CFP®

George McCurdy, CFA®,CFP®

Senior Portfolio Manager
Birmingham

George McCurdy serves as Senior Portfolio Manager in our Birmingham office, focusing on investment strategy and planning for clients. He advises individuals, family offices, institutions, and nonprofit entities on investment management, trust and estate planning, and...

Jack Hirsch

Jack Hirsch

President of Funeral & Cemetery Trust Division
Birmingham

Jack Hirsch serves as President of FSI as of January 2025. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of the Funeral & Cemetery Trust Division at Argent Trust, the parent company of FSI. With over 20 years of financial experience, Jack specializes in regulatory...

Ken Alderman, CFA

Ken Alderman, CFA

Managing Director
Birmingham

Ken joined Argent Trust in 2016 with the opening of our Birmingham office reporting to Kyle McDonald, CEO of Argent Financial Group. After serving as President of ATC for the past seven years, Alderman is now Managing Director of Argent Trust.  In this new role, he...

Ken F. Griffin, CTFA, CIMA®, CIMC®

Ken F. Griffin, CTFA, CIMA®, CIMC®

Senior Vice President and Trust Officer
Birmingham

Argent Financial Group is pleased to welcome Ken Griffin as Senior Vice President and Trust Officer at Argent Trust Company in Birmingham. Griffin brings more than 42 years of extensive trust and banking experience, having spent the last 37 years at Regions Financial...

Kenny Burns

Kenny Burns

Vice President and Trust Officer
Birmingham

Kenny Burns is the Vice President and Trust Officer at Argent Trust Company in our Birmingham office. With over 27 years of extensive banking experience, Burns joins the company after a distinguished career at Regions Bank, where he served as Vice President, Trust...

Leslie Wyatt

Leslie Wyatt

Assistant Vice President, Trust Officer
Birmingham

Leslie works in a senior fiduciary role with clients of Argent Trust Company's Birmingham location. She is in charge of managing trust accounts such as individual, larger endowment funds and estates. Leslie brings over ten years of experience in wealth management and...

Lynda Lewis, CISP

Lynda Lewis, CISP

Senior Vice President
Birmingham

Lynda joined Argent Trust in 2016 with the opening of the company's Birmingham location and brings over 35 years of experience in trust and financial services. She currently serves as Senior Vice President, having previously served as Trust Officer with Argent. In her...

Marshall Bartlett

Marshall Bartlett

Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager
Nashville

Marshall became a Senior Portfolio Manager at Argent Trust in 2018 when Independence Trust merged with Argent. As Chief Investment Officer at Independence, he oversaw portfolio management, trading, and other investment functions for the firm’s clients, including...

Meredith Singleton

Meredith Singleton

Middle Office Assistant Manager
Birmingham

Meredith joined Argent in 2016. She serves as Middle Office Assistant Manager in our Birmingham, AL, location. She plays a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of the department. Meredith's responsibilities include managing workflows, overseeing daily processes...

Samuel McGarr, CPA

Samuel McGarr, CPA

Senior Wealth Advisor
Birmingham

McGarr joined Argent Trust as a Senior Wealth Advisor at our Birmingham location in 2022. In his role, he will focus on holistic wealth management for high net and ultra-high net worth families by providing sophisticated and integrated tax, estate, closely held...

Amanda Fernandes

Amanda Fernandes

Vice President, Director Advisory Services
Birmingham

Amanda Fernandes is Vice President and Director of Advisory Services for the Funeral & Cemetery Trust Division at Argent Trust, the parent company of FSI. With over 20 years of experience as a certified wealth administrator specializing in institutional services,...

Collins Compere, CIMC®

Collins Compere, CIMC®

Market President - Birmingham, AL
Birmingham

Collins Compere has joined the company as Birmingham Market President and will serve as the senior leader of trust, estate and retirement services administration for his market. Compere joins Argent with nearly three decades of experience in fiduciary investment...

George McCurdy, CFA®,CFP®

George McCurdy, CFA®,CFP®

Senior Portfolio Manager
Birmingham

George McCurdy serves as Senior Portfolio Manager in our Birmingham office, focusing on investment strategy and planning for clients. He advises individuals, family offices, institutions, and nonprofit entities on investment management, trust and estate planning, and...

Jack Hirsch

Jack Hirsch

President of Funeral & Cemetery Trust Division
Birmingham

Jack Hirsch serves as President of FSI as of January 2025. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of the Funeral & Cemetery Trust Division at Argent Trust, the parent company of FSI. With over 20 years of financial experience, Jack specializes in regulatory...

Ken Alderman, CFA

Ken Alderman, CFA

Managing Director
Birmingham

Ken joined Argent Trust in 2016 with the opening of our Birmingham office reporting to Kyle McDonald, CEO of Argent Financial Group. After serving as President of ATC for the past seven years, Alderman is now Managing Director of Argent Trust.  In this new role, he...

Ken F. Griffin, CTFA, CIMA®, CIMC®

Ken F. Griffin, CTFA, CIMA®, CIMC®

Senior Vice President and Trust Officer
Birmingham

Argent Financial Group is pleased to welcome Ken Griffin as Senior Vice President and Trust Officer at Argent Trust Company in Birmingham. Griffin brings more than 42 years of extensive trust and banking experience, having spent the last 37 years at Regions Financial...

Kenny Burns

Kenny Burns

Vice President and Trust Officer
Birmingham

Kenny Burns is the Vice President and Trust Officer at Argent Trust Company in our Birmingham office. With over 27 years of extensive banking experience, Burns joins the company after a distinguished career at Regions Bank, where he served as Vice President, Trust...

Leslie Wyatt

Leslie Wyatt

Assistant Vice President, Trust Officer
Birmingham

Leslie works in a senior fiduciary role with clients of Argent Trust Company's Birmingham location. She is in charge of managing trust accounts such as individual, larger endowment funds and estates. Leslie brings over ten years of experience in wealth management and...

Lynda Lewis, CISP

Lynda Lewis, CISP

Senior Vice President
Birmingham

Lynda joined Argent Trust in 2016 with the opening of the company's Birmingham location and brings over 35 years of experience in trust and financial services. She currently serves as Senior Vice President, having previously served as Trust Officer with Argent. In her...

Marshall Bartlett

Marshall Bartlett

Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager
Nashville

Marshall became a Senior Portfolio Manager at Argent Trust in 2018 when Independence Trust merged with Argent. As Chief Investment Officer at Independence, he oversaw portfolio management, trading, and other investment functions for the firm’s clients, including...

Meredith Singleton

Meredith Singleton

Middle Office Assistant Manager
Birmingham

Meredith joined Argent in 2016. She serves as Middle Office Assistant Manager in our Birmingham, AL, location. She plays a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of the department. Meredith's responsibilities include managing workflows, overseeing daily processes...

Samuel McGarr, CPA

Samuel McGarr, CPA

Senior Wealth Advisor
Birmingham

McGarr joined Argent Trust as a Senior Wealth Advisor at our Birmingham location in 2022. In his role, he will focus on holistic wealth management for high net and ultra-high net worth families by providing sophisticated and integrated tax, estate, closely held...

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