Eagle’s Team
Paul Walters - President
Paul joined Eagle Financial in July 2008 as its President. Paul’s experience includes more than 38 years working in sales and senior management in the financial, franchise and manufacturing industries. In 1996 he joined Bentwood Service Group as its General Manager and worked with independent staffing firm owners nationwide providing funding and back-office support. Paul is a service-connected disabled veteran having served in the Air Force from 1965 to 1968. For the past 22 years he has lived with his wife Sharon in Hixson, TN. He is a member of the Alhambra Shrine and enjoys playing golf and spending time with their 8 grandchildren. He and Sharon attend Brainerd Presbyterian Church where he serves as a Deacon.
Brett Johnson – Vice President – Chief Administration Officer
Brett Johnson has 16 years of banking experience and six years as an entrepreneur. His banking experience includes serving as an Examiner with the Georgia Banking Department in Atlanta, Georgia; Loan Review Officer with the National Cooperative Bank in Washington, D.C.; and Relationship Manager at Fuji Bank International Agency in Atlanta. Locally, he worked in the downtown Chattanooga office of a regional bank prior to starting and growing a multi-million dollar wholesale distribution business. Brett is a 1985 graduate of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and received the Certified Cash Manager Designation in 2000. He currently resides in Ooltewah Tennessee with his wife and three children. He is a member of the St. Stephens Church and is active in coaching youth athletics.