William Thomas Mills

Eastern Health System, Inc. owns and operates hospitals. The firm operates medical centers which include Medical Center East in Birmingham, Medical Center Blount in Oneonta, and St. Clair Regional Hospital in Pell City. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Highland Associates, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm was founded by Charles Perry, William Mills and William Terry in 1987 specifically to assist not-for-profit healthcare institutions in the development, implementation, and maintenance of treasury and investment management programs. In 2019, they became a subsidiary of Regions Bank, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF). Highland Associates provides investment advice to institutional investors such as endowments/foundations, pensions, non-profit operating entities, as well as high net-worth individuals.