First Horizon adds Jeffrey J. Brown to board, expands board to 14 members
First Horizon Corporation elected Jeffrey J. Brown, former CEO of Ally Financial, to its board on January 27, 2025, and director Harry V. Barton, Jr. said he will retire at the 2025 annual meeting. The board also amended its bylaws to increase its size from 13 to 14 members until that meeting, after which it returns to 13. These are governance changes that do not include reported financial results.
Key points
- Jeffrey J. Brown, age 51, elected to the board effective immediately; he will stand for shareholder election at the 2025 annual meeting and joins the Compensation, Executive, and Risk Committees
- Harry V. Barton, Jr., age 70, will retire from the board when directors are elected at the 2025 annual meeting, scheduled for April 29, 2025
- Bylaw Section 3.2 amended effective immediately to set board size at 14 members until the 2025 annual meeting, then 13
The filing
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