Samuel L. Erwin

Sam Erwin is Executive Vice President and Director of Regional Banking for First Horizon Bank, with ultimate responsibility for the seven regions that serve First Horizon’s 12-state footprint.

Erwin joined First Horizon in 2016. Previously, he served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Palmetto Bank in Greenville, South Carolina. Erwin subsequently served as a regional president with United Community Bank after The Palmetto Bank was acquired by United Community Bank.

Erwin is involved in a wide variety of civic and professional organizations including serving on the board of the Federal Reserve in Charlotte, The Hollingsworth Funds, where he serves as a board member and vice-chair, and the Business Development Corporation of South Carolina, where he is a board member. He is also a board member and Audit Committee Chair for Habitat for Humanity of Greenville.

Erwin is a Liberty Fellowship graduate and a cum laude graduate of Clemson University.