MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 1, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- First Horizon Bank, a full-service financial services company, announced today that Pavi Dewan and John Tillery have joined First Horizon Bank as vice presidents of business banking, further strengthening First Horizon's commercial banking business team.
-- Pavi Dewan joins First Horizon as a vice president of
business banking. Dewan brings experience in helping small
businesses with their financial needs through structured
loans, lines of credit, SBA loans, deposits, cash management
services, assisting with leases, investments, card services
and derivative products. She most recently served as a small
business client manager at Bank of America in Fairfax, Va.
-- John Tillery joins First Horizon as a vice president of
business banking, offering more than 10 years of banking
experience. He most recently served as a business banker
vice president at Wachovia Bank in Norfolk, Va. An
experienced relationship manager, Tillery has proven his
ability to manage new and existing banking clients while
securing new client relationships.
"As we continue to expand our business and presence in the Washington region, our need for excellent talent also grows," said Terrie G. Spiro, regional president of First Horizon Bank. "Today's small business owners and entrepreneurs want a financial team that shares their vision and provides the right financial solutions to help them grow and prosper. First Horizon is committed to providing our business customers with the finest staff and resources."
Dewan will work from First Horizon Bank's regional corporate headquarters located at 1650 Tysons Boulevard in McLean and Tillery will operate in a First Horizon office in the Tidewater region of Virginia.
First Horizon now boasts seven Washington area financial centers located in Arlington, Falls Church, McLean, Fairfax, Centreville, Vienna and Reston.
First Horizon offers a unique approach to banking by offering All Things Financial to consumers, small businesses and corporate clients, including:
-- Commercial lending -- Treasury management -- Commercial real estate and home loans -- Private banking -- Insurance and investments -- Financial planning -- Trust services -- Merchant card services -- Retail banking with extended hours of operation -- Check imaging service for businesses
About First Horizon
The 12,000 employees of First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) provide financial services to individual and business customers through hundreds of offices located in more than 40 states. The corporation's three major brands -- FTN Financial, First Horizon and First Tennessee - provide customers with a broad range of products and services including:
-- Capital markets, with one of the nation's top underwriters of
U.S. government agency securities
-- Mortgage banking, with one of the nation's top 15 mortgage
originators and servicers, which earned a top-10 ranking in
customer satisfaction from J.D. Power and Associates
-- Retail/commercial banking, with seven financial center locations
in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, the largest market
share in Tennessee and one of the highest customer retention
rates of any bank in the country
FHN companies have been recognized as some of the nation's best employers by AARP, Working Mother, Business Week and Fortune magazines. FHN also was named one of the nation's 100 best corporate citizens by Business Ethics magazine. More information can be found at www.FirstHorizon.com.