Officers & Directors

DeVan D. Ard, Jr. serves as President, CEO and Chairman of the Board. He began his career with AmSouth Bank in 1981 and held various positions through 2004 before leaving to form Reliant Bank. Playing an active role in the business and nonprofit community, his current Board positions include Chairman of the Board for the Adventure Science Center, Chairman of the Board for the We Are Building Lives Foundation, and Board member for the Middle Tennessee Council of Boy Scouts of America. He is also a Member of the Rotary Club of Nashville, past President of the PENCIL Foundation and is a Graduate of Leadership Nashville. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa and earned his bachelors of arts degree in business administration and history from Vanderbilt University.

Sharon H. Edwards is the Chief Financial Officer of Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings. Ms. Edwards joined Willis in 1991 and has extensive financial and operational expertise. Prior to serving as CFO, Ms. Edwards previously worked as the Chief Administrative Officer of Willis North America. She is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.A. in Accounting from the University of Tennessee.

Homayoun Aminmadani is a veteran restaurateur with more than 40 years of experience in the YUM! Brands, Inc. as a franchisee of various brands. During these years, he has developed over 150 Pizza Hut restaurants and currently, through his ownership in various entities, he owns and operates more than 80 Taco Bell restaurants. He is a Former Organizer and Executive Board Member of Premier Bank of Brentwood, which merged with Bancorp South in December 2004. He was a Member of the Board of Trustees for Franklin Road Academy for many years. He earned his Bachelors of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Kansas.

Charles Trimble Beasley is currently the President of Center Star, Inc. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1970 and went on to earn a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Tennessee in 1975. Mr. Beasley began his business career with Everett Beasley, Inc., serving as President for 17 years. Mr. Beasley has served in the past as President of the Robertson County Cancer Society, President of the Robertson County Chamber of Commerce, President of the Springfield Rotary Club, and a Member of the inaugural class of Leadership Middle Tennessee. Additionally, Mr. Beasley has previously served on community bank Boards, including First National Bank, Springfield. Mr. Beasley is presently a Director of Farmers National Bank in Bowling Green, KY.

John Lewis Bourne is a veteran agricultural professional with over 31 years of experience in the tobacco industry. He graduated from Austin Peay State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture. Since retiring from his position at Altria Client Services, his most recent employer, Mr. Bourne has continued to pursue his second career as a farmer, producing dark tobacco as well as grain crops. Over the course of his career, Mr. Bourne has been an active Member in a variety of professional and community organizations, including the Middle Regional Advisory Council for the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity, and the Delta Tau Alpha agricultural honor society.

Robert E. Daniel is founder and president for Compass Capital, LLC, an investment company located in Franklin, Tennessee. He is also the part owner and serves as secretary and treasurer of several privately held companies in the real estate, finance and manufacturing industries, including DSS Pro Diesel Partners LLC, Base, Inc., and Partners on the Lane. Mr. Daniel is an active community member, serving as the Secretary of the Williamson County Medical Center Board of Trustees.

William Ronald DeBerry was formerly Chairman of the Board and CEO of Commerce Union Bancshares, Inc. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Mississippi in 1969 and earned a Master of Business of Administration from the University of Tennessee in 1977. After graduating from the University of Mississippi, Mr. DeBerry was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, serving on active duty from 1969 until 1971, including a tour of duty in Vietnam. Mr. DeBerry began his banking career with the former Commerce Union Bank in 1973. He was repeatedly promoted over the following decades, serving in an array of positions with increasing responsibility over strategic banking matters.

Farzin Ferdowsi has a long history of building successful franchises and serving in leadership roles in the banking and finance community in Middle Tennessee. He is Chief Executive Officer of Brentwood, Tennessee-based Management Resources Company. His commitment to community service includes participating on numerous corporate and nonprofit Boards. He currently serves as a Board Member for the Taco Bell Foundation, Boys and Girls Club of Middle Tennessee, Community Foundation and the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center Board of Overseers. He is a former Board Member for Nashville Alliance for Public Education, Goodwill Industries, TSU Foundation. He is also a Member of the Rotary Club of Nashville. He immigrated to the United States in 1965 and earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree in industrial and mechanical engineering from Kansas State University.

Darrell S. Freeman Sr. is the Chairman of Zycron, Inc., an information technology services and solutions firm he founded in 1991 in Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Freeman was an organizer of Reliant Bank and a Co-Founder of Pinnacle Construction Partners. He is also the Co-Founder and Chairman of Pinnacle Construction Partners. Mr. Freeman’s commitment to the Nashville community is evident through his recently completed, two-term service as immediate past Chairman of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce. He is a current Board Member of Centennial Medical Center, and as former Chairman of the 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee, he led the organization to achieve chapter of the year in 2005. Other organizations for which Mr. Freeman serves or has served on the Board are: Stone Crest Medical Center, Nashville Community Foundation, the Nashville Downtown Rotary Club, the Federal Reserve Advisory Board, the African American Museum of Music Art and Culture, Middle Tennessee State University Board of Trustees and the Nashville Broadband Task Force. Mr. Freeman holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University.

James Gilbert Hodges is the President of Hodges Group, Inc. Mr. Hodges has served in leadership positions at various community organizations, including the Chamber of Commerce of Sumner County, Mayor’s Advisory Council, Leadership Middle Tennessee, Portland Planning Commission, and Sumner County Industrial Board. He has also been the Recipient of numerous awards, such as Citizen of the Year, Small Business of the Year, the Industrial Excellence Award, and the Governor’s Excellence Award. Additionally, Mr. Hodges served for 12 years on the Advisory Board for Cumberland Bank.

Louis E. Holloway has 42 years of banking experience. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of Community First, Inc. and Community First Bank & Trust. Prior to joining Community First Bank in January of 2008, Mr. Holloway served in market development for Bank of America as Senior Vice President/Market President in Macon, Georgia. He also held various positions in commercial lending and consumer business. Mr. Holloway served as Community First Bank’s Senior Vice President and Chief Retail Officer and Chief Credit Officer prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer in June 2011.

James R. Kelley is a Member of Neal & Harwell, PLC. His practice is focused primarily in the areas of commercial law, bankruptcy, taxation and general corporate matters. He earned his degree from Vanderbilt University and graduated from Emory Law School with distinction receiving a JD and an LLM in Taxation. He has received many professional accolades including recognition as one of Tennessee's 101 Best Lawyers by Business Tennessee magazine, 100 Super Lawyers in Tennessee by Law & Politics and the publishers of Memphis Magazine, and The Best of the Bar by the Nashville Business Journal, being listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1989 and in Chambers USA and admission as a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and as a Fellow in the Nashville Bar Foundation. He is active in many civic and charitable organizations, including serving as a Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee and as President of Nashville Cares, as a Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee and as President of Oasis Center, as a Member of the Board of Directors and as President of Greenways for Nashville, as a Member of the Board of Directors and as President of the Richland West End Neighborhood Association and as a Member of the Board of Directors of American Friends of Chantilly.

Don Richard Sloan is an independent pharmacist who has owned and operated South Side Drug Company in Springfield, TN, for 40 years. He attended Austin Peay State University and graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in Memphis, TN, in 1972. In addition to his duties at South Side Drug Company, Mr. Sloan is a partial owner of Springfield Drugs and serves on the Robertson County Board of Health and the City of Springfield’s Zoning and Appeals Board. He is also a Member of the Tennessee Pharmacist Association and the American Pharmacy Cooperative.

Ruskin A. Vest is a successful entrepreneur and owner of several businesses in Maury County and surrounding areas. He is part owner of Southeastern Shirt Company, Southeastern Pant Company and owner of Canaan Cattle Company. He retired from Service Partners Company, formally a Masco Company, as an Executive Vice-President in 2014. Mr. Vest is also an active member of his community and has served on the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of The Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee.