EX-24 4 ex24.txt POWERS OF ATTORNEY SIGNATURES ---------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Columbus, State of Georgia, on the 7th of June, 2004. SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP. (Registrant) By: /s/James H. Blanchard ----------------------- James H. Blanchard, Principal Executive Officer POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints James H. Blanchard, James D. Yancey and Richard E. Anthony, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s), with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits and schedules thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s), or their substitute(s), may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. /s/James H. Blanchard Date: June 7, 2004 ----------------------------------------- James H. Blanchard, Principal Executive Officer and Director /s/James D. Yancey Date: June 7, 2004 ----------------------------------------- James D. Yancey, Chairman of the Board /s/Richard E. Anthony Date: June 7, 2004 ----------------------------------------- Richard E. Anthony, President and Director Exhibit 24 /s/Thomas J. Prescott Date: June 7, 2004 ----------------------------------------- Thomas J. Prescott, Executive Vice President, Principal Accounting and Financial Officer /s/Daniel P. Amos Date: June 7, 2004 ----------------------------------------- Daniel P. Amos, Director ----------------------------------------- Date: _________, 2004 Joe E. Beverly, Director ----------------------------------------- Date: _________, 2004 Richard Y. Bradley, Director ----------------------------------------- Date: _________, 2004 Frank W. Brumley, Director ----------------------------------------- Date: _________, 2004 Elizabeth W. Camp, Director ----------------------------------------- Date: _________, 2004 C. Edward Floyd, Director /s/Gardiner W. Garrard, Jr. Date: June 7, 2004 ----------------------------------------- Gardiner W. Garrard, Jr., Director /s/T. Michael Goodrich Date: June 7, 2004 ----------------------------------------- T. Michael Goodrich, Director /s/V. Nathaniel Hansford Date: June 7, 2004 ----------------------------------------- V. Nathaniel Hansford, Director /s/John P. Illges, III Date: June 7, 2004 ----------------------------------------- John P. Illges, III, Director ----------------------------------------- Date: _________, 2004 Alfred W. Jones III, Director /s/Mason H. Lampton Date: June 7, 2004 ----------------------------------------- Mason H. Lampton, Director /s/Elizabeth C. Ogie Date: June 7, 2004 ----------------------------------------- Elizabeth C. Ogie, Director /s/H. Lynn Page Date: June 7, 2004 ----------------------------------------- H. Lynn Page, Director ----------------------------------------- Date: _________, 2004 J. Neal Purcell, Director /s/Melvin T. Stith Date: June 7, 2004 ----------------------------------------- Melvin T. Stith, Director /s/William B. Turner, Jr. Date: June 7, 2004 ----------------------------------------- William B. Turner, Jr., Director filings\snv\conf33.doc