FirstBank is happy to announce Beverley Hamblin as Relationship Manager and Assistant Vice President in Murfreesboro. In her new position, Hamblin will be responsible for developing new and strengthening current small business relationships in Rutherford County.

Beverley has over 17 years of experience in several different areas of banking from branch management and personal banking to lending. She is a graduate of the Southeastern School of Banking and has a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Memphis.

A Leadership Rutherford graduate, Hamblin currently serves as Vice Chairman on the Smyrna - Lavergne Food Bank board and is on the Rotary Club of Smyrna Board. She has also worked with Read to Succeed and Smyrna Senior Citizens.

"Our clients will benefit from Beverley's years of financial experience coupled with her sincere desire to do what is in the best interest of them. She conducts herself with much professionalism and a positive disposition, so we are excited to have Beverley join our FirstBank team," said Ben Weatherford, FirstBank City President.

Beverley resides in Smyrna with her husband.

About FirstBank

Nashville-based FirstBank, a wholly owned subsidiary of First South Bancorp, Inc., is the third largest Tennessee-headquartered bank, with 46 full-service bank branches across Tennessee, North Alabama and North Georgia, and mortgage locations across the Southeast. The bank serves every major metropolitan market in Tennessee and, with $2.9 billion in total assets, has the resources to provide a comprehensive variety of financial services and products.

FirstBank follows a community-banking model which began in 1906 when the charter was issued for Farmers State Bank, in Scotts Hill, Tenn. As one of Tennessee's leading community banks, FirstBank is committed to its role as a leader in the communities it serves. That commitment is reflected by the Ayers Foundation Scholars program, a scholarship fund established by FirstBank Chairman and sole shareholder James W. Ayers to advance higher education for young people in Tennessee.