TUPELO, Miss., April 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
Renasant Corporation (NASDAQ: RNST) (the "Company") announced that
Dr. Gary Butler has been elected to
the Board of Directors of Renasant Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company. Dr. Butler serves as the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Camgian Microsystems, a technology company
headquartered in Starkville,
Mississippi.
From its early work in building advanced sensor technologies and
solutions for organizations such as DARPA, Dr. Butler has led
Camgian's evolution into a multi-million-dollar revenue business
and a leading company in the Internet of Things (IoT) market.
During this period, Camgian has been named by Inc. Magazine as one
of the fastest growing private companies in the US; Entrepreneur
Magazine as one of the most entrepreneurial companies in America;
The Silicon Review as one of the top 50 fastest growing technology
companies; CIO Review as one of the top 50 most promising companies
in IoT; and Compass Intelligence as one of the world's top
companies in IoT innovation and execution. Moreover, ABI Research
featured Camgian in their 2015 Hot Tech Innovators report, which
identified the company as one of the world's top young tech
companies.
In 2017, Camgian was recognized as a "Cool Vendor in IoT Edge
Computing" by the leading global technology research company
Gartner. The prestigious "Cool Vendor" designation recognizes some
of the world's top high-tech companies that have the potential to
disrupt today's digital landscape. Additionally, Camgian was
named Industrial IoT Company of the Year in the 6th Annual Compass
Intelligence Awards, which annually identifies the world's best in
mobile, software, IoT, AI, augmented reality and connected
products.
Dr. Butler has been a speaker and panelist at events such as
Liveworx, the IoT Global Summit, CLSA Americas IoT Innovation
Summit, M2M Evolution, European IoT Summit, TEDx and BattleFin
London. In addition, he has been recognized by Postscapes as a 2015
IoT CEO of the Year award winner and has testified as an expert
witness on IoT's market impact before the US House Committee on
Energy and Commerce. He has been recognized as one of
Mississippi's Top 10 Vision
Leaders by the Mississippi Innovation Economy; one of Mississippi's Top CEOs, Technologists and
Entrepreneurs by the Mississippi Business Journal; and one of
Mississippi's Top 50 Most
Influential Leaders by Y'all Politics.
"We are excited to welcome Gary to the Renasant Bank Board of
Directors," Renasant Executive Chairman, E.
Robinson McGraw, and Renasant President and CEO,
C. Mitchell Waycaster, said in a
joint statement. "As we continue to provide innovative and
technology-driven solutions, we believe Gary's knowledge and
experience in technology, business, and education will serve our
company and board well."
Dr. Butler earned his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in engineering where he was
a member of Churchill College and studied dynamics and the
application of wavelets to signal analysis. He earned his M.S. in
mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt
University and B.S. in mechanical engineering from
Tulane University, where he was a
scholarship athlete and 4-time letter winner for the varsity
football team. Additionally, he received the executive certificate
in strategy and innovation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of
Management. He is a member of the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering Board
of Visitors, Young Presidents' Organization and Oxford and Cambridge Club in London.
ABOUT RENASANT CORPORATION:
Renasant Corporation, a 115-year-old financial services
institution, is the parent of Renasant Bank. Renasant has assets of
approximately $12.9 billion and
operates more than 190 banking, mortgage, financial services and
insurance offices throughout Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Renasant was named the "Best Bank in
the South" by Time Magazine's Money.com for 2018-19.
For more information, please visit www.renasantbank.com or
Renasant's IR site at www.renasant.com.
Contacts:
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John
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Kevin
Chapman
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Senior Vice
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Executive Vice
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Director of Marketing
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Chief Operating
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Public
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Financial
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(662)
680-1219
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(662)
680-1450
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joxford@renasant.com
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kchapman@renasant.com
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