First Farmers Promotes Felicia Y. Brown to Chief Marketing Officer

Felicia Y Brown First Farmers

First Farmers recently announced Felicia Y. Brown has been promoted to the position of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). In this role, Felicia will be responsible for leading the corporate marketing strategy while supporting the brand and ensuring the achievement of First Farmers’ corporate growth goals and objectives.

A Middle Tennessee native, Brown has been with First Farmers since 2002, most recently serving as Senior Product Development Officer. She began her tenure at First Farmers as a Mortgage Paralender, also holding the positions of Remote Deposit Specialist and Treasury Management Officer.

“We are pleased to announce Felicia’s promotion to CMO. The passion and the dedication she brings to every task is inspiring and has made a very positive impact on this organization,” said T. Randy Stevens, Chairman and CEO of First Farmers. “She is a team player and we look forward to her continued success as she leads our bank’s marketing strategy.”

Felicia’s accomplishments during her time at First Farmers include leading a number of product development efforts and new customer enhancement projects.  During this time, she was awarded the First Farmers Innovation Award in 2009 which is given to the employee or team of employees making the most significant innovation in the delivery of products and services to the bank’s customers.

“I am honored to promote the rich legacy of the First Farmers brand in support of the bank’s strategic objectives,” said Felicia Y. Brown, CMO of First Farmers. “I am fortunate to have excellent leadership at First Farmers that fosters an environment that encourages us to reach for higher levels of success.”

Felicia graduated from the Louisiana State University Graduate School of Banking and earned a bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University in Business Administration.  Felicia is a member of the ABA Bank Marketing Network.

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About First Farmers and Merchants Corporation and First Farmers and Merchants Bank

First Farmers and Merchants Corporation is the holding company for First Farmers and Merchants Bank, a community bank serving the Middle Tennessee area through 21 offices in eight Middle Tennessee counties. As of June 30, 2017, First Farmers reported total assets of approximately $1.4 billion, total shareholders’ equity of approximately $121.9 million, and administered trust assets of $4.6 billion. For more information about First Farmers, visit us at www.myfirstfarmers.com unde r “Investor Relations.”