business briefs

• Dan Brown and Teresa Day have joined Pinnacle Financial Partners as senior vice presidents and credit advisors. They are based at Pinnacle’s Northshore Drive office. Brown brings 17 years of financial services to his role, most recently coming from Bank of America, where he was a portfolio management officer for Bank of America’s middle market and business banking divisions. Day, who came from SunTrust Bank, has 12 years of experience in loan underwriting and portfolio administration.

• Jeff Reed, president of Skyline Transportatin Inc., has been selected as a member of the chief executive peer advisory board in Knoxville by Vistage Worldwide Inc.

• Jacqueline Stewart, principal and commercial group manager at Process Engineering Associates, LLC, has been selected as a member of the chief executive peer advisory board in Knoxville by Vistage Worldwide Inc. She joins more than 200 senior executives, business owners and CEOs across Tennessee who are Vistage members.

• Beth Higgins has joined the team of Wood Creek Realty agents. Higgins has been serving the Knoxville area for several years as a realtor. A buyer’s and seller’s agent, she also has a background in education.