Mr. DeVane serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee. With more than three decades of public accounting experience serving clients throughout the southeast, Mr. DeVane retired as a Partner of Ernst & Young LLP in 2020. During his career he served as EY’s Nashville Office Managing Partner, as EY’s Tennessee Markets Leader, and as a coordinating partner and lead audit partner. The majority of Mr. DeVane’s career involved service to clients in numerous industries including Dollar General Corporation, Tractor Supply Company, and Ryman Hospitality Corporation. He brings to the Board extensive technical accounting, corporate governance, major transactions, strategy, process automation, financial reporting, and risk management experience. A licensed CPA in Tennessee, Mr. DeVane is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama. Mr. DeVane has served on several distinguished professional boards, including United Way of Middle Tennessee (Chair of 6 the Nashville Campaign), Junior Achievement (Centennial Leadership Award recipient), Harding Academy (Treasurer), and the University of Alabama President’s Cabinet and Accounting Advisory Board.