People: Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc (PNFP.OQ)

Mr. William H. Huddleston, IV., is Independent Director of Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc., since March 15, 2006. Mr. Huddleston, a professional engineer and registered land surveyor licensed in the State of Tennessee, has been the President of Huddleston-Steele Engineering, Inc., in Murfreesboro, Tennessee since 1994. Mr. Huddleston currently serves on the Middle Tennessee Medical Center board of directors, the City of Murfreesboro Construction Board of Adjustments and Appeals, the Webb School Board of Trustees, and the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce Government Council. He is also a member of the Middle Tennessee State University Foundation Board of Trustees. He was formerly a member of the First United Methodist Church Finance and Special Gifts Committees. Prior to acquisition of Cavalry on March 15, 2006, Mr. Huddleston had served as a Director of Cavalry and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary Cavalry Banking since 1999. Mr. Huddleston’s engineering background and experience in the construction and land development industries in the Murfreesboro, Tennessee area provides the Board with an informed perspective of an industry in which the Company is an active lender. His civic involvement in the Murfreesboro community also offers the Board insight into the business climate impacting many of the Company’s customers in that market.