Officers
JJ Shah, Chairman of the Board
Dr. J.J. Shah, MD is Chairman of the Board of Touchmark National Bank, a growing community bank in metro Atlanta. Dr. Shah is an accomplished orthopedic surgeon and business executive with wide-ranging experience in banking, finance and real estate.
He has been a director since inception and has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Touchmark National Bank and Touchmark Bancshares, Inc. since 2010. The institution has enjoyed continuous growth under his leadership.
He previously served as a Director at Verity Bank, which was sold at a profit to Community & Southern Bank (now Bank of the Ozarks).
He is also President of Gwinnett Clinic, a multi-specialty medical group founded in 1983.
Robert "Bobby" Krimmel, CEO & President
Bobby Krimmel is President & Chief Executive Officer of Touchmark National Bank. Mr. Krimmel previously served as the Chief Administrative Officer of First Farmers and Merchants Bank and the Chief Financial Officer of First Farmers Corporation and held other executive level positions from 2015 to February 2025. Prior to joining First Farmers and Merchants Bank, he previously served as the Chief Accounting Officer of HeritageBank of the South from 2011 to 2015.
Prior to joining HeritageBank of the South, Mr. Krimmel served as Controller for GreenBank and held other various finance and accounting positions with GreenBank from 2004 to 2011. Mr. Krimmel’s past affiliations include Treasurer for the Boys and Girls Clubs of South-Central Tennessee, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Decision Maker Panel, Vice Chairman for Habitat for Humanity Williamson-Maury, and volunteer basketball coach for Columbia Parks and Recreation.
Mr. Krimmel holds Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Accountancy degrees from East Tennessee State University. Mr. Krimmel is a certified public accountant and has completed the Graduate School of Bank Investments and Financial Management and the Financial Managers School.
Lynn Barron, E.V.P & Chief Financial Officer
Lynn Barron joined Touchmark National Bank on May 14, 2020, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. With almost 50 years of banking experience, Ms. Barron has experience in all areas of the banking field. She also served as the CFO at 4 de novo banks, all located in the metro Atlanta area.
Tesula Stewart, E.V.P & Chief Credit Officer
Tesula Stewart, DBA is a member of the Executive Management team at Touchmark National Bank and leads the credit policy and administration functions of the bank. She also serves as the CRA officer.
Tesula joined the credit team at Touchmark Bank in 2020 and has over 25 years of banking experience. Before joining Touchmark Bank, she held various senior lending, credit policy and administration positions with Bank of America, Fidelity Bank and Ameris Bank. During her more than 25 years in banking, she gained subject matter expertise in commercial, commercial real estate, municipal, SBA and USDA lending. She has also served as an instructor with the Florida Chapter of the Risk Management Association and the RMA Commercial School of lending.
A graduate of Barry University and the ABA Stonier Graduate school of Banking, Tesula also earned her Masters of Business Administration from Barry University and her Doctor of Business Administration from Liberty University.