Bill Carpenter

Bill Carpenter

Stuart McWhorter’s departure from the FB Financial board to return to Gov. Bill Lee’s administration is official, and Bill Carpenter is filling his shoes at the Nashville-based parent of FirstBank.

Carpenter, a former CEO and board chair at LifePoint Health, was named the new board chair at FirstBank. Prior to joining LifePoint as a founding employee, Carpenter was a partner at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis and head of the firm’s health law group.