First Horizon is top company for female executives

Sandra ClarkOur Town Leaders

First Horizon National Corporation, parent company of First Tennessee Bank, has been named by the National Association for Female Executives as one of 70 companies on the 2019 NAFE Top Companies for Executive Women list.

“First Horizon takes great pride in our long history of supporting and promoting the success of women, and we are honored to be recognized for the eighth consecutive year on NAFE’s Top Companies for Executive Women list,” said John Daniel, chief human resources officer.

This list honors U.S. corporations that demonstrate a strong focus in moving women to senior ranks, including mentoring, sponsorship, involvement in employee resource groups and leadership development training. Other factors used to identify the top companies include benefits, flexibility, corporate culture and CEO involvement in advancing women.

First Horizon highlights:

  • Women make up 63 percent of our company’s workforce
  • Our executive team comprises 32 percent women
  • Our senior managers are 25 percent women
  • Females represent 77 percent of manager roles
  • New mothers receive an average of eight weeks of fully paid leave
  • Individuals who adopt receive four weeks of fully paid leave and up to $15,000 in adoption reimbursement assistance, doubled from the previous year.

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