Cream of the Top: Tennessee’s Best CEOs Tennessee is home to 75 publicly traded companies, not counting many banks and small corporations whose shares are very thinly traded. Several are led by CEOs whose performance merits special recognition. In some cases their compensation might seem high, but they can argue that shareholders are getting what they pay for. Business Tennessee drew on its familiarity with Tennessee-based companies and combed through SEC filings, analyst reports and stock charts to identify three CEOs we deem the best in the state. More...