TUPELO, Miss., Oct. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a recent
meeting of the Board of Directors of Renasant Corporation (NASDAQ:
RNST) , E. Robinson McGraw, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, announced that Kevin Chapman has been elected Chief Financial
Officer for Renasant Corporation and Renasant Bank. Chapman
joins current Renasant Chief Financial Officer Stuart Johnson as dual Chief Financial Officers
of the Corporation and Bank. Johnson will maintain his
primary responsibilities of overseeing corporate governance,
profitability analysis and internal accounting.
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Chapman has been an Executive Vice President for the Company
since January, 2011 and Corporate Controller of the Company since
May, 2006. He has served as Senior Executive Vice President
and Chief Strategy Officer of Renasant Bank since January, 2011.
Chapman will continue in these roles while serving as Chief
Financial Officer. In his new role, Chapman will continue to
be responsible for corporate strategy, external financial
reporting, forecasting and planning. Both Johnson and Chapman
will assist in investor relations and oversee various
administrative accounting and financial duties.
Prior to joining Renasant, Chapman served as Corporate
Controller for a large regional bank and as an accountant with
Ernst and Young in Birmingham,
Alabama.
Chapman received his M.B.A. and B.S. in Accounting from
Troy University. He is a licensed
C.P.A. in the state of Alabama.
Chapman serves on the Executive Council for Young Bankers of
the Mississippi Bankers Association.
A Florida Panhandle native,
Chapman is married to the former Tammy
Thompson and they have five sons. The Chapmans reside
in Tupelo, Mississippi.
ABOUT RENASANT CORPORATION:
Renasant Corporation, a 107-year-old financial services
institution, is the parent of Renasant Bank and Renasant Insurance.
Renasant has assets of approximately $4.1 billion and operates over 75 banking,
mortgage, financial services and insurance offices in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia.
www.renasantbank.com
CONTACT: John
Oxford
Phone (662) 680-1219
SOURCE Renasant Corporation