BRAINTREE, Mass., July 16, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Bill L. Buker has joined First Horizon National Corporation (NYSE:FHN) as New England market manager for small business financial services.
Buker has 30 years of commercial banking experience, holding numerous sales management and executive leadership positions in banking in the Greater Boston area. He served as MetroWest regional president for Bank of Boston, providing leadership and strategic direction to all business lines and bank activities in Boston's western suburbs. Most recently, he has been president and CEO of a privately owned commercial bank that specialized in small business.
In addition to being a career banker in Boston, Buker is a life-long resident of the area. He has a thorough knowledge of the banking marketplace as well as the needs of small businesses. He also has been involved in a broad range of community and charitable organizations, most recently in an intensive after-school program working with middle school students at an inner-city school.
"We're delighted at First Horizon to have Bill head up our small business expansion in the New England area," said Olie Williams, national small business manager. "Being a native of Boston, he is very familiar with the market and the financial needs of small business owners."
About First Horizon
The 12,000 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 mortgage originators and
recipient of consecutive awards for servicing excellence from
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
-- 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 CRO magazine. More information can be found at www.FHNC.com.
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