Members of the 2015-2016 Tennessee Bankers Association executive committee are, from left to right, TBA Vice Chairman Lee M. Moss, president, Franklin Synergy Bank, Murfreesboro; TBA Chairman–elect Gordon Majors, president and CEO, The Hardin County Bank, Savannah; TBA Immediate Past Chairman – William B. Marsh, chairman and CEO, First Commerce Bank, Lewisburg; and TBA Chairman David C. Verble, president and CEO, Citizens National Bank, Sevierville
David Verble, president and chief executive officer of Citizens National Bank in Sevierville, Tn., was installed as chairman of the Tennessee Bankers Association (TBA) during ceremonies at the closing banquet of the organization's recent annual meeting. Almost 600 members of the financial services industry and related businesses attended the convention, which was a celebration of the association's 125th anniversary.
Mr.
Verble accepted the chairman's gavel from Bill Marsh, chairman and CEO of First Commerce Bank, Lewisburg, TN, who served as TBA chairman for 2014-2015. Marsh will remain a member of the association's board of directors for the next three years to help ensure continuity of leadership.
Delegates from TBA-member institutions elect new executive officers and new board members each year during the annual convention, with members receiving one vote per charter. Executive officers elected for 2015–2016 are:
- Chairman – David C. Verble, president and CEO, Citizens National Bank, Sevierville
- Chairman-elect – Gordon Majors, president and CEO, The Hardin County Bank, Savannah
- Vice Chairman – Lee M. Moss, president, Franklin Synergy Bank, Murfreesboro
- Immediate Past Chairman – William B. Marsh, chairman and CEO, First Commerce Bank, Lewisburg
In addition to the executive officers, TBA members elected one new director from each of the three grand divisions of the state. Directors serve three-year terms on the TBA board. New directors are:
- East Tennessee – Michael Kramer, president and CEO, FSGBank, NA,
Chattanooga
- Middle Tennessee – Betty Sue Hibdon, president and CEO, Citizens Bank,
Hartsville
- West Tennessee – D. Bryan Jordan, president and CEO, First Tennessee Bank, NA, and chairman, president, and CEO, First Horizon Corporation, Memphis