-
BancPlus in Ridgeland, Miss., has hired two Morgan Stanley financial advisers to lead its new wealth-management unit.
June 4 -
Carl Chaney, a former co-chief executive of Hancock Holding, has joined JTS Capital Group as vice chairman.
August 25 -
When the hurricane hit the Gulf Coast nearly a decade ago, it brought with it unimaginable destruction. Still, it also allowed the area's banks a chance to work together, connect with clients and work toward a stronger future.
August 24
The First Bancshares in Hattiesburg, Miss., has named the president of the University of Southern Mississippi to its board.
The First Bancshares, a $1.1 billion-asset holding company for The First, a National Banking Association, named Rodney Bennett to its board on Wednesday.
Bennett has been president since 2013 of the University of Southern Mississippi, which is also in Hattiesburg. He was previously vice president of student affairs at the University of Georgia.
Bennett has also served on the NCAA's college football playoff board of managers and was the chairman of the St. Mary's Health Care System in Athens, Ga.
The First chose Bennett for his expertise in academics, college athletics and other areas, as well as in the Gulf South region, Chief Executive Ray "Hoppy" Cole said in a Wednesday news release.
"Dr. Bennett has a wealth of experience across many different industry segments and organizational structures," Cole said.
