FIRST TENNESSEE MAKES 15TH WORKING MOTHER BEST COMPANIES APPEARANCE AND ENTERS HALL OF FAME
September 29, 2009
First Tennessee appears for the 15th consecutive year and joins the 100 Best Hall of Fame among top employers for working mothers, according to the 2009 Working Mother 100 Best Companies list issued by Working Mother magazine.
“Empowering our diverse workforce is pivotal for First Tennessee’s success as we continue to provide life solutions to the community,” says Doyle Rippee, First Tennessee middle market president. “We appreciate Working Mother’s recognition of our commitment to implement practices and policies that acknowledge the importance of the work-life balance for our valued employees.”
Working Mother recognized First Tennessee for the 15th consecutive year as a company with an exceptional commitment to meeting the needs of working parents, particularly mothers. Working Mother took note of First Tennessee’s workplace flexibility and family-friendly culture reflected in the company’s Classroom Visitor Program that encourages and supports parental participation in important school events. Working Mother evaluated companies on the 2009 list on the following merits: workforce, compensation, child care, flexibility policies, benefits, parental leave and a family-friendly workplace culture. Working Mother’s list of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers is available at www.WorkingMother.com.
About First Tennessee The 6,000 employees of First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE: FHN), the parent company of First Tennessee Bank, provide financial services through more than 200 bank locations in and around Tennessee and 14 capital markets offices in the U.S. and abroad. First Tennessee has the largest combined market share in the 17 Tennessee counties where it does business and has one of the highest customer retention rates of any bank in the country, and FTN Financial is one of the nation’s top underwriters of U.S. government agency securities. FHN has been recognized as one of the nation’s best employers by AARP and Working Mother magazines. More information can be found at www.fhnc.com
