Cook has more than 40 years of experience in the local banking industry, having served as president and chairman of Third National Bank and chief executive officer of Third National Bank Corp. before its merger with SunTrust. After retiring from SunTrust Bank as executive vice president, he served as director of finance for Metro Government during the administration of Mayor Phil Bredesen. He then served as president and CEO, and later chairman, of Union Planters Bank of Middle Tennessee. He is a graduate of Yale University and Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University and attended Harvard University School of Business. He serves as chairman of Nashville Public Television Corp.
— RANDY MCCLAIN
2 TN companies make 'Fortune' listTwo Tennessee-based employers made Fortune magazine's 13th annual list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For."
Law firm Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC was 77th. The magazine cited the regional law firm's commitment to diversity as evident by its numbers of minority and women lawyers.
FedEx was 91st. Among factors, Fortune said the package deliverer reinstated merit salary increases and half of the 401(k) match that was suspended a year ago amidst the economic slump.
— GETAHN WARD
Nashville Bank & Trust founder Donald Thurmond diesCreating A Business Model from the Current Distressed Asset Marketplace
