Executive Bio
Mr. Vernon H. Stafford, Jr. has been the Chief Audit Executive and Executive Vice President of First Horizon National Corporation since July 2015. Mr. Stafford is responsible for managing and directing corporate internal audit and credit risk assurance. Before joining First Horizon, Mr. Stafford, a commissioned national bank examiner, served in various field examiner and agency leadership positions with the OCC for 33 years. Mr. Stafford graduated from Roger Williams College (now University), with a bachelor of science degree in accounting.