Synovus, the parent company of Sea Island Bank in Statesboro and Savannah, announced last week the promotion of Darron Burnette to Synovus Division CEO. Burnette's responsibilities will now expand to leading Synovus operations throughout southeast Georgia and the northeast Florida region, which includes Sea Island Bank. Corporately, Synovus is dividing the management of the 28 Synovus owned banks into seven divisions. As one of the seven Synovus division leaders, Burnette's division includes operations led out of Statesboro, Savannah, Brunswick and Jacksonville.