TUPELO, Miss., Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- BancorpSouth
Bank (NYSE: BXS) has promoted Ty
Lambert to senior executive vice president and chief risk
officer. With this promotion, Lambert will now serve as a named
executive officer and a member of the company's Management
Committee.
As chief risk officer, Lambert's responsibilities include a
broad portfolio of functions designed to maintain the integrity of
the company's continued efforts to identify, monitor and mitigate
key risks and be accountable for enabling the efficient and
effective governance of significant risks, and related
opportunities. Since joining BancorpSouth as an accountant in 2006,
Lambert has held various management positions, including director
of treasury analytics, chief data analytics officer and his current
role of chief risk officer. Prior to joining BancorpSouth, he was
an investment portfolio manager.
"We are excited to welcome Ty to our Management Committee," said
Dan Rollins, BancorpSouth's chairman
and chief executive officer. "In his nearly 15 years with
BancorpSouth, Ty has become an integral part of our team. We're
confident his addition to our management team will assist our
efforts to balance risk management, protect our company and our
customers and position us for long-term success."
Lambert earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from
Mississippi State University in
Starkville, Mississippi, and a
master's degree in business administration from the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. He currently serves on
the advisory board for the Center for Financial
Professionals.
About BancorpSouth Bank
BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE: BXS) is headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi, with approximately
$23 billion in assets.
BancorpSouth operates approximately 310 full-service branch
locations as well as 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; follow us on
Twitter@MyBXS; or connect with us through LinkedIn.
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