Who is on the move?
Art Lanham is the senior vice president of sales and affiliate relations for Luken Communications, LLC. In this newly created role, Lanham oversees management of Luken’s affiliate and advertising sales teams, develop key national accounts and collaborate with Luken’s leadership team on the company’s strategic plans. Lanham most recently served as the vice president and general manager of WAAY-TV, an ABC affiliate in Huntsville, Ala.
Sharon Braden is now serving as office manager supporting company operations in Chattanooga and Knoxville for Thompson Engineering. Braden has been with Thompson since 2009 as a regional business development manager. Braden is a graduate of Leadership Chattanooga, a member of the Mayor’s Council for Women, a 2016 Girls Inc. of Chattanooga Unbought & Unbought honoree and a 2017 American Lung Association Chattanooga Woman of Distinction.
Michael Teets is now financial center manager of FirstBank’s Hixson branch. In his new role, Teets works with consumer and business clients to provide solutions for financial needs from personal banking to treasury management services. Prior to joining FirstBank, Teets was a financial adviser for a national brokerage firm. He previously served as branch manager at a regional bank in Chattanooga and was a relationship banker in Cleveland, Tenn.
Cherie Pashley is promoted to senior vice president of tax and treasury for Unum Group. Pashley joined Unum in 2013 and brings more than 17 years of tax accounting experience to her role. During her tenure at Unum, she has led the tax organization with responsibility for global tax strategies and compliance and has been instrumental in implementing process and tax efficiencies. Prior to joining Unum, Pashley was a tax director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she focused on large multinational companies in the financial services industry.
Nancy Rewis joins Berry College as the new vice president of marketing and communications. In her new role, Rewis is responsible for developing a comprehensive marketing strategy for the college and will work across all departments to tell Berry’s story through public relations, digital marketing, print design, video, multimedia and photography. Rewis was most recently vice president of marketing and eCommerce at Gem Shopping Network in Atlanta.
Honor Hostetler is the new community outreach director for the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce. Hostetler manages and supports the chamber’s 12 councils, including directing nearly 200 volunteers who serve them.
Brad Davis has become a shareholder for Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. Davis is a member of the firm’s litigation group and has extensive trial and appellate litigation experience representing businesses in commercial disputes and regulatory matters. He has represented private and public corporations on a wide variety of matters, including class action defense. He has worked on cases at the state and federal levels in multiple jurisdictions, including Tennessee, Georgia, California, Massachusetts and New York.
Attorney Ryan A. Tombul joins the Chattanooga office of Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC. Tombul is a 2016 graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law. During his time in law school, Tombul participated in the Tennessee Legal Advocacy Clinic where he represented both juvenile and adult clients in criminal litigation. He studied international law at The University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. He was also a member of Tennessee’s Sports & Entertainment Law Society.
Valerie Norwood joins the team at Eric Buchanan and Associates, PLLC. The Disability Team at Eric Buchanan & Associates helps individuals who have been denied disability benefits provided by individual or group policies. They also help individuals who have been denied life insurance, health insurance, and similar insurance benefits. Norwood has more than 8 years of litigation experience in ERISA and non-ERISA short- and long-term disability, accident, occupational, and health policies at the administrative appeal, trial, and appellate levels in both federal and state court.
Brian Starnes is the new vice president of sales and operations for the over-the-road department of Chattanooga-based transportation company Tranco Logistics. Starnes came to Tranco in 2016 from Lesco Logistics, where he served as director of operations, sales and safety. He earned a bachelor of science degree in management from The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., via a football scholarship.