OVERLAND PARK, Kan., March 22, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Byron Mickle has joined First Horizon Msaver Inc. (FHM) as senior vice president of business development. He will oversee sales, account management and marketing for the company.
Mickle has worked in the healthcare industry for almost 20 years and began his career as a writing agent in the small group health market. From there he spent 10 years in the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) sector of healthcare in both sales and management for two of the three largest PBM companies. Prior to joining FHM he spent nearly five years growing one of the industry's leading debit card providers, Evolution Benefits, which today provides multi-account card services for tax-advantaged accounts.
E. Craig Keohan, president of First Horizon Msaver, said, "I am pleased to have an industry executive of Byron's caliber join the team of technology- and consumer-driven health care experts at First Horizon Msaver. His ability to build profitable relationships and generate new business among various business segments will help us remain a leader in the fast-growing health savings account financial administration market."
Established in 1997, First Horizon Msaver is a national leader in the administration of health savings accounts (HSAs). First Horizon Msaver is part of the First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) family of companies.
About First Horizon
The 13,000 employees of First Horizon National Corp. provide financial services to individuals 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, one of the nation's top underwriters of U.S.
government agency securities
-- Mortgage banking, one of the nation's top 20 mortgage originators
and top 15 servicers, which earned a top-10 ranking in customer
satisfaction from J.D. Power and Associates
-- Retail/commercial banking, with 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 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.fhnc.com.