---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000036966-25-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FHN"
cik: "0000036966"
company_name: "FIRST HORIZON CORP"
filed_at: "2025-01-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T05:57:33.326961+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Horizon elects former Ally CEO Jeffrey Brown to board; director Barton to retire

## Summary
- Jeffrey Brown, former Ally Financial CEO, elected to FHN board effective Jan 27, 2025; appointed to Compensation, Executive, and Risk Committees.
- Harry Barton to retire from board at 2025 annual meeting; served since 2020 merger with IBERIABANK.
- Board size increased from 13 to 14 until 2025 annual meeting (April 29, 2025), then reverts to 13.
- Brown will stand for election at FHN's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000036966-25-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FHN
- cik: 0000036966
- company_name: FIRST HORIZON CORP
- filed_at: 2025-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36966/000003696625000006/0000036966-25-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36966/000003696625000006/fhn-20250127.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000036966-25-000006
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000036966-25-000006.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000036966-25-000006.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Harry V. Barton, Jr. departed as Director at FIRST HORIZON CORP.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: Harry V. Barton, Jr., age 70, informed FHN that he will retire from the Board effective when directors are elected at the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36966/000003696625000006/0000036966-25-000006-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jeffrey J. Brown was elected as Director at FIRST HORIZON CORP.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: elected Jeffrey J. Brown to the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36966/000003696625000006/0000036966-25-000006-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.