MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 18, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Jonathan Ward has tendered his resignation as a director of First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN). Ward, who has served as a First Horizon director since 2003, recently accepted a position as chairman of the Chicago office and a managing director of Lazard, Ltd., which is also in the financial services business. Ward, 52, had been chairman and chief executive officer of The ServiceMaster Company. Ward's resignation was accepted by First Horizon's board on Jan. 16.
"Jonathan has brought a valuable perspective to our board, and we're sorry to lose him as a director," said First Horizon Chairman and CEO Ken Glass.
About First Horizon
The 12,000 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 25 mortgage
originators and top 15 servicers
* 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.