---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-210124"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FBK"
cik: "0001649749"
company_name: "FB Financial Corp"
filed_at: "2022-08-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T05:58:35.262260+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FB Financial elects Bill Carpenter as Chairman as McWhorter steps down to join TN government

## Summary
- Stuart McWhorter resigns as Chairman and director effective July 31, 2022, to become TN Commissioner of Economic & Community Development.
- William F. Carpenter III elected Chairman of the Boards of FB Financial and FirstBank, effective July 31, 2022.
- Carpenter previously served as CEO of LifePoint Health (2006-2018) and has been a board member since January 2020.
- CEO Chris Holmes expressed gratitude for McWhorter and confidence in Carpenter's leadership.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-210124
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FBK
- cik: 0001649749
- company_name: FB Financial Corp
- filed_at: 2022-08-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649749/000119312522210124/0001193125-22-210124-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649749/000119312522210124/d378009d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-210124
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-210124.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-210124.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Stuart C. McWhorter resigned as Chairman at FB Financial Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chairman
  source text: Mr. McWhorter plans to step down as Chairman and as a member of the Boards of Directors (the “ Boards ”) of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, FirstBank, effective July 31, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649749/000119312522210124/0001193125-22-210124-index.htm
- Executive change
  William F. Carpenter III was elected as Chairman at FB Financial Corp.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Chairman
  source text: the Boards elected Mr. William F. Carpenter III as Chairman of the Boards, effective July 31, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649749/000119312522210124/0001193125-22-210124-index.htm

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