COMMERCE UNION BANCSHARES, INC.
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
       Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, *
constitutes and appoints each of Elizabeth W. Sims, Andrew D. Oldham *
and Natalie F. Malone, each acting individually, as the undersigned's *
true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority as *
hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place and stead*
 of the undersigned to:
 (1) prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms 3, 4,*
 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) with respect to the securities*
 of Commerce Union Bancshares, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the*
"Corporation"), with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,*
 any national securities exchanges and the Corporation, as considered *
necessary or advisable under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange *
Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as *
amended from time to time (the "Exchange Act");
 2) seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the *
undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Corporation's*
 securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit *
plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes *
any such person to release any such information to each of the undersigned's*
attorneys-in-fact appointed by this Power of Attorney and approves and ratifies*
 any such release of information; and
 (3) perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such attorney-*
in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned in *
connection with the foregoing.
The undersigned acknowledges that:
 (1) this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, each such *
attorney-in-fact to act in their discretion on information provided to such *
attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information;*
 (2) any documents prepared and/or executed by either such attorney-in-fact*
 on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in *
such form and will contain such information and disclosure as such attorney*
-in-fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;
 (3) neither the Corporation nor either of such attorneys-in-fact assumes (i)*
 any liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the *
requirement of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any*
 failure to comply with such requirements, or (iii) any obligation or *
liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section *
16(b) of the Exchange Act; and*
 (4) this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from*
 responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations *
under the Exchange Act, including without limitation the reporting *
requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.*

The undersigned hereby gives and grants each of the foregoing *
attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all*
 and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or *
appropriate to be done in and about the foregoing matters *
as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might
or could do if present, hereby ratifying all that each such *
attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall*
 lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Limited Power *
of Attorney.

       This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect *
until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to *
each such attorney-in-fact.*

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of *
Attorney to be executed as of this 8th day of April, 2015.*
       /s/ Farzin Ferdowsi
       Signature

       Farzin Ferdowsi
       Print Name

STATE OF TENNESSEE)
		  )
COUNTY OF Williamson)

      On this 8th day of April, 2015, before me personally *
appeared Farzin Ferdowsi, to me known to be the person (or*
 persons) described in and who executed the foregoing *
instrument, and acknowledged that such person (or persons) *
executed the same as such person (or person's) free act and *
deed.

 WITNESS my hand and official seal.
 My commission expires: 2-23-2016

 /s/ Renee Wells
 Notary Public

 Print Name: Renee Wells