Board of DirectorsBoard of Directors
The Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, has determined that all nine of the current non-employee directors (Messrs. Carter, Cooper, Emkes, Haslam, Martin, Reed, Sansom and Yancy and Ms. Palmer) are independent under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.
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ROBERT B. CARTER
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ROBERT B. CARTER is Executive Vice President FedEx Information Services and Chief Information Officer of FedEx Corporation ("FedEx"), a provider of transportation, e-commerce and business services. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of FedEx from June 2000 to January 2007. Mr. Carter serves as a director of one other public company, Saks Incorporated. He was elected as a director of First Horizon in July 2007.
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Holdings: 8,605 shares -
SIMON F. COOPER
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SIMON F. COOPER has been President and Chief Operating Officer of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. and an executive officer of its parent company, Marriott International, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, a worldwide operator and franchisor of hotels and related lodging facilities since February 2001. Mr. Cooper has been a director of First Horizon since 2005.
Member of the Audit Committee
Holdings: 8,769 shares -
MARK A. EMKES
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MARK A. EMKES was elected as a director of First Horizon and First Tennessee Bank by the Board of Directors on November 19, 2008. Mr. Emkes is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc. and of Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC, Nashville, Tennessee, and is a director of Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Emkes has been with the Bridgestone Firestone family of companies for over 30 years. Mr. Emkes is a director of one other public company, Greif, Inc.
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee
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JAMES A. HASLAM, III
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JAMES A. HASLAM, III is Chief Executive Officer of Pilot Travel Centers, LLC, Knoxville, Tennessee, a national operator of travel centers, and he is CEO of Pilot Corporation. Mr. Haslam is a director of two other public companies, Ruby Tuesday, Inc. and Dillard's, Inc. Mr. Haslam has been a director since 1996.
Member of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Credit Policy & Executive Committee
Holdings: 75,214 shares -
D. BRYAN JORDAN
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D. BRYAN JORDAN is President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of First Horizon National Corporation ("First Horizon") and First Tennessee Bank National Association ("First Tennessee Bank"). Prior to September 1, 2008, Mr. Jordan was Chief Financial Officer of First Horizon and First Tennessee Bank. From 2000 to May 1, 2007, he was Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Regions Financial Corporation and its subsidiary Regions Bank.
Member of the Credit Policy & Executive Committee
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R. BRAD MARTIN
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R. BRAD MARTIN is the Chairman of RBM Venture Company, Memphis, Tennessee, a family office. He retired as Chairman of the Board of Saks Incorporated ("Saks"), Birmingham, Alabama, a retail merchandising company, in May 2007. Prior to January 2007, Mr. Martin was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Saks. Mr. Martin is a director of four other public companies, Gaylord Entertainment Company, lululemon athletica inc., Ruby Tuesday, Inc., and Dillard's, Inc. He has been a director since 1994.
Member of the Compensation Committee
Chair of the Credit Policy & Executive Committee
Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Holdings: 291,006 shares -
VICKI R. PALMER
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VICKI R. PALMER is Executive Vice President, Financial Services and Administration, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. ("CCE"), Atlanta, Georgia, a bottler of soft drink products. Until January 2004, Ms. Palmer served as Corporate Senior Vice President, Treasurer, and Special Assistant to the CEO of CCE. Ms. Palmer is a director of one other public company, Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. She has been a director since 1993.
Chair of the Audit Committee
Member of the Credit Policy & Executive Committee
Holdings: 9,483 shares -
COLIN V. REED
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COLIN V. REED is the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gaylord Entertainment Company, Nashville, Tennessee, a diversified hospitality and entertainment company. Mr. Reed was elected Chairman of the Board in May 2005 and Chief Executive Officer in May 2001. Prior to May 2001, he was Chief Financial Officer and a member of the three-executive Office of the President for Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. Mr. Reed is a director of one other public company, Gaylord Entertainment Company. He has been a director since April 2006.
Chair of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Holdings: 57,384 shares -
MICHAEL D. ROSE
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MICHAEL D. ROSE is the Chairman of the Board of First Horizon and First Tennessee Bank. He has been the Chairman of the Board since January 29, 2007. (As of April 20, 2009, the Board adopted amendments to First Horizon's Bylaws that made the position of Chairman of the Board a non-officer position. Previously, that position was an officer position.) He served as Chairman of Gaylord Entertainment Company from April 2001 to May 2005. Mr. Rose is a director of three other public companies, Gaylord Entertainment Company, Darden Restaurants, Inc., and General Mills, Inc. Mr. Rose has been a director since 1984.
Member of the Credit Policy & Executive Committee
Holdings: 125,258 shares -
WILLIAM B. SANSOM
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WILLIAM B. SANSOM is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The H. T. Hackney Co., Knoxville, Tennessee, a wholesale food distribution firm serving the Southeast and Midwest. He is a director of three other public companies, Astec Industries, Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Mr. Sansom has been a director since 1984.
Member of the Credit Policy & Executive Committee
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LUKE YANCY III
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LUKE YANCY III is President and Chief Executive Officer of Mid-South Minority Business Council, Memphis, Tennessee, a nonprofit organization that promotes minority and women business enterprises. Prior to June 2000, Mr. Yancy was President, West Region, of AmSouth Bank and, prior to its acquisition by AmSouth in 1999, First American Bank. Mr. Yancy has been a director since 2001.
Member of the Audit Committee
Holdings: 10,296 shares
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