Independent Bankers Division

Organized in 1973, the Independent Bankers Division focuses on the needs and concerns of Tennessee community banks. Governed by a 17-member board of directors, the Division conducts the Independent Bankers Division Convention each fall, plans and conducts the annual Community Bank Directors Conference, and endorses selected products of the Independent Community Bankers Association of America, (ICBA). The chairman of the Independent Bankers Division represents the division on the TBA board of directors.

Officers
Adam Robertson
Chairman

President Commercial Bank, Harrogate

David Prince
Chairman-Elect

CEO, INSOUTH Bank, Brownsville

Bryant Johnson
First Vice Chairman

President/CEO Union Bank, Jamestown

Directors
Robby Moore
Senior Vice President

Bank of Perry County, Lobelville

Andrea Browning
President/CEO

Centennial Bank, Trezevant

Steve Amos
President/CEO

First Peoples Bank of Tennessee Jefferson City

Michael Griffith
Executive Vice President

Security Federal Savings Bank McMinnville

Harbert Alexander, Jr.
President

The Bank of Jackson Jackson

Joe Waters
Retail Area Lender

Builtwell Bank, Chattanooga

Charlie Koon
VP/Director of Corporate and Military Business Development

F&M Bank, Clarksville

Justin Byrd
Chief Financial Officer

Bank of Bartlett, Memphis

Past Chairmen - Ex-Officio Directors
Terry Eastwood
Executive Vice President

First Farmers and Commercial Bank, Pikeville

Jay England
President/CEO

Decatur County Bank Decaturville

Jim Robinson
President/CEO

Heritage Bank & Trust, Columbia

The Independent Bankers Division finds fellowship through participation in:

The Community Banking Conference

Each year, more than 150 bankers across the state come together at the Community Banking Conference (formerly the Independent Bankers Division Convention). The business session on the first day includes a session on a relevant hot topics, followed by a reception for all convention participants. The business session on the following day covers current issues of interest to community banks and includes the election of division officers and directors.

Independent Bankers Division Contact

Colin Barrett – cbarrett@tnbankers.org
800-964-5525 or 615-244-4871