Kenneth A. Burdick and Wendy P. Davidson Elected to First Horizon Board of Directors
29 January 2019 - 10:30PM
First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) today announced the
election of two new board members, Kenneth A. Burdick, Chief
Executive Officer of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. and Wendy P.
Davidson, President, U.S. Specialty Channels, for Kellogg Company.
Their election, effective January 28, 2019 increased the size of
the First Horizon Board of Directors to 14 members. In addition to
their board appointments, Burdick will join the Audit and
Compensation committees and Davidson will join the Audit and
Information Technology committees.
“We are pleased to welcome Kenneth and Wendy as new independent
directors to our board,” said Bryan Jordan, chairman of the board,
president and CEO of First Horizon. “As distinguished executives in
their respective industries, they bring a high-level of expertise
working for large, public companies. Kenneth’s executive leadership
experience in a highly regulated industry, as well as Wendy’s
marketing, sales and e-commerce expertise will be extremely
valuable as we continue to deliver on our organization’s strategic
priorities and position First Horizon for future success.”
About Kenneth A. BurdickBurdick, 60, became Chief Executive
Officer of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. in 2015. WellCare is a
managed care company that focuses exclusively on providing
government-sponsored managed care services. He joined WellCare in
January 2014 as president, national health plans, and was promoted
to president and chief operating officer in June 2014. Under his
leadership, WellCare has projected that its revenue will grow by
more than 80 percent from 2016 to 2019. Burdick’s career spans
nearly four decades in healthcare including leadership roles with
UnitedHealth Group and Cigna. He currently serves as the national
board chair for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, a role that
embodies his passion for philanthropic service. Burdick holds a
bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Amherst College and a
law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law.
About Wendy P. DavidsonDavidson, 49, was named president, U.S.
Specialty Channels, a $1.5B division of Kellogg Company, a global
food, cereal and snack company in 2013. She serves as a member of
Kellogg’s global leadership team, the North American leadership
team, the KPAC and Kellogg Company Fund boards, eighteen94 Venture
Capital Fund Investment Committee, Global Strategy Councils and
executive sponsor for Kellogg Young Professionals resource group.
Previously, she held executive leadership roles with McCormick
& Company as vice president, Consumer Food Manufacturing, U.S.
and Latin America, and vice president, Custom Flavor Solutions,
Industrial Foods Americas. She served on McCormick & Company’s
diversity and inclusion executive steering team and global
industrial strategy council. She also founded the first Women’s
International Network (WIN) within the company. Prior to McCormick,
Davidson spent 16 years as a part of the executive team at Tyson
Foods Inc., working in progressively increasing roles in general
management, operations, sales and marketing. She holds a bachelor’s
degree in Political Science and Sociology from Luther College,
Decorah, Iowa, where she is chair of the Board of Regents.
About First HorizonFirst Horizon National Corp.
(NYSE:FHN) provides financial services through its First Tennessee,
Capital Bank, FTB Advisors, and FTN Financial businesses. First
Horizon operates approximately 300 bank locations across the
southern U.S. and 28 FTN Financial offices across the entire U.S.
Our banking subsidiary, founded in 1864, has the 14th oldest
national bank charter in the country. Our First Tennessee and
Capital Bank brands have the largest deposit market share in
Tennessee and one of the highest customer retention rates of any
bank in the country. American Banker Magazine has also ranked us as
No. 5 among the Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Banks. Our FTB Advisors
wealth management group has more than 300 financial professionals
and provides services to about $4.8 billion in assets under
management. FTN Financial is a capital markets industry
leader in fixed income sales, trading and strategies for
institutional customers in the U.S. and abroad. American Banker
magazine and the National Association for Female Executives have
also recognized the company as one of the nation’s best employers.
More information is available at www.FirstHorizon.com.
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