TUPELO, Miss., May 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- BancorpSouth, Inc.
(NYSE: BXS), the parent company of BancorpSouth Bank (collectively
referred to as "BancorpSouth"), announces John G. Copeland has joined the company as
Senior Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer.
"We are pleased to have John
Copeland join the BancorpSouth team," said Dan Rollins, BancorpSouth's Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. "John's experience as a CFO at two
different publicly traded banks will serve our company well in
driving change to expand our financial reporting systems and
improve enterprise-wide efficiency."
Copeland has more than 35 years of executive management
experience with regional financial institutions in all aspects of
accounting, financial reporting, investor relations,
asset/liability management, mergers and acquisitions, and
budgeting.
"Having served as CFO of the former First United Bancshares of
El Dorado, Arkansas, prior to the
holding company's merger with BancorpSouth in 2000, I am excited to
have the opportunity to return to BancorpSouth," said Mr.
Copeland.
Copeland is a graduate of the University of
Memphis with a bachelor's degree in accounting. He is a
Certified Public Accountant licensed in the state of Tennessee and a member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Tennessee Society
of Certified Public Accountants.
BancorpSouth, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered
in Tupelo, Mississippi, with
$14.9 billion in assets. BancorpSouth
Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BancorpSouth, Inc., operates 234
full service branch locations as well additional mortgage,
insurance, and loan production offices in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas, including an insurance location in
Illinois. BancorpSouth is
committed to a culture of respect, diversity, and inclusion in both
its workplace and communities. To learn more, visit our Community
Commitment page at www.bancorpsouth.com. "Like" us on Facebook;
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SOURCE BancorpSouth, Inc.