In 2014, as First Tennessee Bank was recovering from recession-caused losses, the company named Carol Yochem Middle Tennessee president. Since then, she has used her decades of experience in wealth management and corporate banking to lead the bank’s growth and assist in the recent rebranding of First Tennessee Bank to First Horizon. Prior to her role with First Tennessee, Yochem received her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois and worked for the southern branches of SunTrust, First Citizens and TD Wealth.