The board of directors of Renasant Corporation elected Kevin D. Chapman president of the company and Renasant Bank. Chapman also will retain his current title of chief operating officer. In addition, Renasant’s board elected C. Mitchell Waycaster, CEO of the company and the bank, executive vice chairman of the company and the bank. Waycaster will continue in his role as CEO as well.
Chapman has been chief operating officer for the company since May 2018. From October 2011 until he assumed the chief operating officer role, he was the chief financial officer of the company and the bank. Prior to that, Chapman served in various capacities since joining the bank in 2005, including the chief strategy officer and corporate accounting officer. In his new role as president, Chapman will continue to be responsible for corporate strategy and the day-to-day operations for the company and bank. Chapman has also been a director of the bank since 2018.
“We are delighted to announce the promotion of Kevin Chapman to the position of president. Kevin has done an outstanding job since becoming our chief operating officer in 2018. We are confident that his ability, knowledge and proven leadership skills enable him to take on the responsibilities of president and continue to lead our company on a successful path,” E. Robinson McGraw, executive chairman at Renasant, and Waycaster said in a joint statement. “On behalf of our shareholders, associates and the board, we extend our heartiest congratulations to Kevin for his well-deserved promotion. We believe Renasant will continue to thrive under Kevin’s guidance, and we are proud to have such capable hands at the bank’s helm.”
