MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 18, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) (www.fhnc.com) shareholders today voted Colin V. Reed to the corporation's board of directors. Reed is chairman, president and CEO of Gaylord Entertainment Co.
Gaylord Entertainment is a Nashville, Tenn.-based diversified hospitality and entertainment company. Reed was elected chairman of the board of Gaylord in May 2005 and chief executive officer in May 2001. Before that he was chief financial officer and a member of the three-executive office of the president for Harrah's Entertainment Inc.
"Colin brings to our board his valuable perspective as the CEO of a publicly traded company with a national footprint that also happens to be headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., which is a key market for us. In addition, he will enhance our board with his financial and real estate expertise," said Ken Glass, First Horizon chairman and CEO.
Reed's term on the First Horizon board will expire at the 2008 annual meeting. First Horizon shareholders also reelected board members R. Brad Martin, Vicki R. Palmer, William B. Sansom and Jonathan P. Ward to terms expiring at the 2009 annual meeting.
About First Horizon
The 13,000 employees of First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) 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.