TUPELO, Miss., Jan. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Lindsey, senior vice president of retail
banking for BancorpSouth, is among a nationwide group of 11 senior
bank executives selected to provide guidance to Bank Systems
& Technology, a leading financial services media brand.
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Lindsey is part of Bank Systems & Technology's
newly-formed Reader Advisory Board who will provide insights on
market trends and developments that are shaping the financial
services industry and advise Bank Systems & Technology
editors on the topics they cover.
Bank Systems & Technology provides banking executives
involved in technology management — whether in the IT organization
or in line-of-business areas — with the targeted and timely
information and analysis they need to help their organizations
reduce risk while improving customer retention, competitiveness and
financial performance. Through online, print and live event
channels, it covers the most critical topics in banking, including
online and mobile banking/payments, social media strategies, data
center issues, data management, security, core banking, branch
automation, treasury services and risk management.
Lindsey has over 21 years experience in the financial services
industry, having spent his entire career with BancorpSouth. He is
responsible for the development and support of electronic payments,
Internet banking, mobile banking, the customer service center, the
corporate marketing function, overall product development and the
sales, incentive and customer experience process.
Lindsey's achievements for BancorpSouth have been recognized
both nationally and regionally. In 2007 Bank Systems &
Technology magazine recognized him as Most Innovative Chief
Information Officer for that year. In 2008 he was named to
Mississippi Business Journal's list of Top 40 Under 40 in
the state and Bank Technology News magazine's Top 10
Innovators in the nation. Lindsey has a bachelor of business
administration in finance from the University
of Mississippi and a masters of business administration from
the University of Memphis. He is also a
graduate of the American Bankers Association's Stonier Graduate
School of Banking.
Aubrey Patterson, BancorpSouth
Chairman and CEO, said, "Michael
Lindsey's national prominence in the financial services
industry is a source of pride for all of us at BancorpSouth.
He is a great example of the high technology, customer
service and 'right where you are' mantra that is inherent in our
bank culture."
In addition to Lindsey, other bankers named to the Reader
Advisory Board include:
- Fred Cook, CIO, North Shore
Credit Union (Vancouver,
B.C.)
- Frank DeArmas, CIO, Whitney National Bank (New Orleans, LA)
- Colin Eccles, CIO, Umpqua Bank
(Portland, OR)
- John Fiore, CIO, BNY Mellon
(New York City, NY)
- Jerry Hermes, CIO, Navy Federal
Credit Union (Vienna, VA)
- Vince Hruska, SVP, Director,
Product Solutions and Strategies, City National Bank (Los Angeles, CA )
- John Itokazu, EVP and CIO, Zions
Bancorporation (Salt Lake City,
UT)
- Paul Johnson, CIO, BB&T
(Winston-Salem, NC)
- Mark LaPenta, CIO, MetLife Bank
(Somerset, NJ)
- Bruce Livesay, CIO, First
Horizon (Memphis, TN)
- Kevin Lynch, SVP,
eCommerce/Contact Center, 1st Mariner Bank (Baltimore, MD)
BancorpSouth, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered
in Tupelo, Mississippi, with
approximately $13.6 billion in
assets. BancorpSouth Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
BancorpSouth, Inc., operates approximately 315 commercial banking,
mortgage, insurance, trust and broker/dealer locations in
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas. BancorpSouth Bank also operates
an insurance location in Illinois.
BancorpSouth's common stock is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol BXS.
SOURCE BancorpSouth, Inc.