Freddie H. Malone

Since 1989, when he earned an East Tennessee State University bachelor’s degree in finance with minors in real estate and management, Freddie H. Malone has built upon his financial knowledge at the Tennessee School of Banking, the Tennessee Consumer Credit School at Vanderbilt, and through various seminars at the American Institute of Banking.

At the end of his ETSU career, Mr. Malone served as an intern for the late United States Congressman James H. (Jimmy) Quillen.

Joining SunTrust Bank in 1989 as a management trainee, Mr. Malone worked in a variety of areas, including Special Assets, Loan Review, and Mortgage Lending, before eventually finding his niche in the Commercial Banking Division.

In 2003, he assumed his current position as Vice President of First Tennessee Bank, assisting commercial clients in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia with an array of financial products and services.

Active in his community, Mr. Malone serves the Mountain States Foundation as a member and past chair of the Board of Trustees, chair of the Planned Gifts Committee, and a member of the Signature Gifts Committee. He also serves as a member and chair of the Mountain States Health Alliance Audit and Compliance Committee.

His support of United Way includes service as a member of the Allocations Committee and as former Finance Committee Campaign Chair. He is a graduate of the 1998 Johnson City Chamber Leadership Program and 2003 Bristol Chamber LEAD Program.

Mr. Malone’s accolades include his designation among The Business Journal of TN/VA 1998 “40 Under 40” honorees and among that magazine’s 2003 “Healthcare Hero” award winners. He was also named Outstanding Volunteer in 2002 by the Association of Fundraising Professions, Mountain Empire Chapter.

He and his wife, the former Sharon Roberts, who is a member of the ETSU Class of 1988, are the parents of two children, 10-year-old Andrew and 4-year-old Anna Beth. The family is active as members of Heritage Baptist Church.