Veteran bankers Kathy Cockrell and Tiffany Patterson have joined Pinnacle Financial Partners in Murfreesboro.

Cockrell brings 28 years of financial services experience to her role of deposit operations support analyst. She comes most recently from Franklin Synergy Bank (MidSouth Bank), where she served in a similar role.

Cockrell earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, MS.

Patterson, with 25 years of experience, is a card services specialist. Previous roles were with Franklin Synergy Bank (MidSouth Bank), where she was a treasury management support specialist, and Bank of Murfreesboro, First American National Bank and First City Bank, where she served in deposit operations areas.

Cockrell and Patterson are based out of Pinnacle's Financial Center in Murfreesboro.

Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for businesses and their owners and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. Pinnacle's focus begins in recruiting top financial professionals. The American Banker recognized Pinnacle as the third best bank to work for in the country in 2015.

The firm began operations in a single downtown Nashville location in October 2000 and has since grown to more than $8.5 billion in assets at Sept. 30, 2015. As the second-largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in the state's four largest markets, Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga, as well as several surrounding counties.