One of Middle Tennessee's most successful health care executives has a new leadership position at FirstBank. Bill Carpenter, former CEO and chairman of hospital giant LifePoint Health, has been appointed chairman of the board of directors at the Nashville-based bank, according to a news release. He has been a member of FirstBank's board since February 2020. Carpenter replaces Stuart McWhorter, who stepped down to rejoin Gov. Bill Lee's administration as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.