Hancock Whitney Bank President Joe Exnicios to Retire March 1, 2024
January 03 2024 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
Veteran New Orleans banker’s career with organization spans
46 years
Senior Executive Vice President of Hancock Whitney Corporation
and President of Hancock Whitney Bank Joseph S. “Joe”
Exnicios has announced his planned retirement date of March 1,
2024. He has been with the company since 1978.
“Joe Exnicios has been a driving force behind our organization’s
success as a financial and community partner throughout the
metropolitan New Orleans region for the past 46 years,” said
Hancock Whitney President and Chief Executive Officer John
Hairston. “Having been a bank leader in the New Orleans market
early in his career, Joe transitioned to lead the commercial bank
before assuming several executive positions, ultimately reaching
the role of bank president. While Joe has enjoyed tremendous
success as an executive, his greatest gift has been in coaching and
mentoring hundreds of young bankers during his many years in
service.”
New Orleans native Exnicios graduated from Brother Martin High
School in New Orleans and received a marketing degree from
Louisiana State University. Exnicios came to the company as an
entry-level batch clerk, moving to the statement desk to answer
inquiries and later working as a paying and receiving teller.
In the 1980s, Joe achieved the rare combination of Certified
Public Accountant and attorney, both as a full-time associate. He
became a CPA while leading the bank’s Harrison Avenue financial
center in New Orleans and earned his Loyola University law degree
while serving as a platform lender. Eventually, he rose as Chief
Corporate Banking Officer, Chief Risk Officer, and finally
President in 2011.
“We are extremely grateful for Joe’s longtime commitment to our
company and communities. While we’ll miss his being an active
associate with the company, his mentorship will help the next
generation of bankers build on his exceptional legacy of leadership
and service. I will also personally miss Joe’s constant counsel and
unassailable optimism. We wish for Joe and his wife a healthy and
happy new chapter in life,” added Hairston.
More about Joe Exnicios
As president of Hancock Whitney Bank, Exnicios has led the
company’s compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act, corporate risk
management, facilities, and credit risk. During his career, he has
also received numerous honors and awards for his business, civic,
educational, and cultural leadership and service in Greater New
Orleans.
Exnicios is a member of the Louisiana State Bar and currently
serves on the board for Brother Martin High School, St. Michael
Special School, and the Visiting Committee of the Joseph Butt
College of Business at Loyola University. Additionally, he is past
chair of the Business Council of New Orleans and the River Region.
Exnicios is past chair of the United Way of Southeast Louisiana and
Southeast Louisiana Council of Boy Scouts and former board chair
for the University of New Orleans Foundation, Catholic Charities
Archdiocese of New Orleans, Greater New Orleans Educational
Television Foundation for WYES-TV, Metropolitan Crime Commission,
and the U.S. Navy League.
Exnicios has also served on the boards of the Urban League of
Greater New Orleans, American Red Cross, Bureau of Governmental
Research, and Louisiana State University Medical Center
Foundation.
About Hancock Whitney
Since the late 1800s, Hancock Whitney has embodied core values
of Honor & Integrity, Strength & Stability, and Commitment
to Service, Teamwork, and Personal Responsibility. Hancock Whitney
offices and financial centers in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida,
Louisiana, and Texas offer comprehensive financial products and
services, including traditional and online banking; commercial and
small business banking; private banking; trust and investment
services; healthcare banking; and mortgage services. The company
also operates combined loan and deposit production offices in the
greater metropolitan areas of Nashville, Tennessee and Atlanta,
Georgia. More information is available at
www.hancockwhitney.com.
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Kathryn Shrout Mistich, Investor Relations Manager
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