MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 3, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sarah Meyerrose has been promoted to president of emerging national businesses for First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN). She has worked for the corporation for more than 24 years, most recently as executive vice president of operations and technology.
In her new role, Meyerrose, 50, will be the executive leader of several of First Horizon's growing national efforts such as its health savings accounts (HSAs) business Msaver (www.Msaver.com) and its commercial insurance business Synaxis (www.Synaxis.com). She will also have responsibility for growing small business and retail and commercial deposits outside the corporation's existing banking markets in Atlanta, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and the state of Tennessee.
"The areas that Sarah will manage are an important part of our pledge to offer our customers 'all things financial' and part of our national growth strategy. She brings the strong background and leadership we need for these efforts," said Ken Glass, chairman and CEO of First Horizon.
Meyerrose has held leadership positions in investor relations, finance, human resources, technology, customer service, corporate real estate and quality assurance. She served on First Horizon's original task force to introduce family-friendly principles to the company and has been an outspoken advocate for the strategic role of the company's cultural evolution. First Horizon has earned recognition as one of the nation's best employers and one of the country's best corporate citizens.
She earned her bachelor's in business administration from Vanderbilt University and her executive MBA from Vanderbilt's Owen School of Management.
About First Tennessee
First Tennessee is part of First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) whose 12,000 employees 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 25 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.