MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 20, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) has earned its third consecutive spot on the InformationWeek 500, a list published by InformationWeek magazine of the most innovative users of information technology in the United States.
The InformationWeek 500 is the most detailed source of industry-specific IT budget data. The report examines business and technology best practices and IT investments and provides industry comparisons.
"Staying at the top of the technology game is important for our customers and our employees," said Patrick Ruckh, chief information officer for First Horizon. "Our employees work hard to get the best value from our technology investment, and our customers are the ones who benefit."
More information on the InformationWeek 500 is available at www.informationweek.com.
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.