Sector: Financials
Director information for HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert J. Williams | Managing Member, AJ Williams LLC | 57 | ["Management of international business operations","Energy industry experience","Environmental risk assessment","Executive leadership and executive compensation","Financial and accounting expertise"] | ["Board Risk"] | 2026 |
| Christine L. Pickering | Owner of Christy Pickering, CPA; Chair | 65 | ["Licensed Certified Public Accountant for more than 35 years","Experience in the accounting field since 1983","Owner of Christy Pickering, CPA since 1991","Experience in auditing and assurance, tax preparation and litigation support services","Served as a director of Mississippi Power Company from 2007 to 2020","Chair of its Controls and Compliance Committee from 2009 to 2013","Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants","Published author and speaker"] | ["Audit (Chair)","Corporate Governance & Nominating","Executive","Corporate Governance","Audit"] | 2026 |
| Constantine S. Liollio | Senior Vice President, Special Projects, Plains All American; Chair | 67 | ["Public company leadership","Corporate governance","Energy industry experience","Mergers and acquisitions","Strategic planning"] | ["Compensation (Chair)","Corporate Governance & Nominating","Executive","Compensation","Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| C. Richard Wilkins | Sole Member, C. Richard Wilkins, Attorney at Law, PLLC | 62 | ["Practicing law since 1990","Partner at Vickers, Riis, Murray and Curran, L.L.C.","Joined Maynard, Cooper & Gale in 2015","Established current firm in 2020","Specializes in commercial litigation, transactions, banking, admiralty and maritime law, real estate, wills and estates","Advises clients on legal risks and mitigation strategies","Served on Market Advisory Board of the Bank since 2014","Director of Hancock Bank from 2011 to 2014","Director and Chairman of Hancock Bank of Alabama from 2007 to 2011","Community service in various civic organizations"] | ["Board Risk"] | 2026 |
| Frank E. Bertucci | President of F.E.B. Distributing Co., Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Capital City Beverage; Chair | 69 | ["Federal and state government regulation","Knowledge of Mississippi Gulf Coast markets","Mergers and acquisitions","Risk management","Strategic planning"] | ["Board Risk (Chair)","Executive"] | 2026 |
| H. Merritt Lane | Vice Chair | [] | ["Corporate Governance & Nominating"] | 2026 | |
| H. Merritt Lane, III | President and Chief Executive Officer of Canal Barge LLC | 64 | ["Marine transportation experience","Extensive knowledge of Louisiana markets","Public company board experience","Mergers and acquisitions","Strategic planning"] | ["Board Risk","Compensation (Vice Chair)"] | 2026 |
| Jerry L. Levens | Chairman of the Board | 69 | ["Worked in the accounting profession since 1978","Retired partner of CPA firm of Alexander, Van Loon, Sloan, Levens & Favre, PLLC","Certified Public Accountant license","Certified Fraud Examiner-Retired","Chartered Global Management Accountant-Retired","Served as a director of Hancock Bank from 2008 to 2009","Board Leadership Fellow from the National Association of Corporate Directors"] | ["Audit","Compensation","Executive (Chair)","Executive"] | 2026 |
| Joan C. Teofilo | President and Chief Executive Officer of The Energy Authority; President & CEO of The Energy Authority; Vice Chair | 62 | ["President and Chief Executive Officer of The Energy Authority since 2010","Member of Risk Management Committee","Member of TEA’s founding launch team in 1997","Director of Risk Management and Financial Trading","Chief Risk Officer","Project engineer in construction management at Santee Cooper","Mechanical engineer at the American Samoa Power Authority","Designated by the Board as a risk management expert","Executive leadership","Wholesale electric utility and natural gas experience","Nationwide business experience","Risk management and environmental risk assessment","Strategic planning","Community involvement in numerous organizations"] | ["Board Risk (Vice Chair)"] | 2026 |
| John M. Hairston | President of the Company and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank; President and CEO of Hancock Whitney Corporation and CEO of Hancock Whitney Bank | 62 | ["Bank regulation","Corporate governance","Mergers and acquisitions","Public company leadership","Strategic planning"] | ["Executive"] | 2026 |
| Moses H. Feagin | [] | ["Audit","Compensation"] | 2026 | ||
| Moses H. Feagin Sr. | Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Alabama Power | 61 | ["More than 35 years of experience in finance and accounting","Certified Management Accountant","Executive Finance and Accounting Program at the Wharton School","Risk management expert","Accounting and audit expertise","Regulated utility industry experience","Executive leadership experience","Knowledge of Alabama, Florida and Mississippi markets"] | ["Audit","Board Risk"] | 2026 |
| Randall W. Hanna | Dean of Florida State University Panama City and Florida State University College of Applied Studies | 67 | ["Corporate governance","Government regulation","Legal experience","Executive leadership","Strategic planning"] | ["Board Risk","Executive","Corporate Governance & Nominating"] | 2026 |
| Sonia A. Pérez | Retired President of Southeast States, AT&T Inc.; Former President, Southeast States, AT&T Inc. | 69 | ["Nationwide business experience","Public company board experience","Executive leadership","Technology infrastructure","Risk Management"] | ["Board Risk"] | 2026 |
| Sonya C. Little | President and Chief Operating Officer of COI Energy, Inc.; Vice Chair | 60 | ["Executive leadership","Finance and accounting; audit committee financial expert","Government regulation","Investment banking services","Risk management"] | ["Audit (Vice Chair)","Corporate Governance & Nominating","Corporate Governance","Executive"] | 2026 |
| Suzette K. Kent | CEO of Kent Advisory Services, LLC and Former Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States; Vice Chair | 58 | ["Banking and financial services experience","Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence experience","Technology and digital product delivery","Management of national and international business operations","Mergers and acquisitions"] | ["Compensation","Corporate Governance & Nominating (Vice Chair)","Executive","Corporate Governance (Vice Chair)"] | 2026 |
| Thomas H. Olinde | President of Olinde Hardware and Supply Co., Inc. and Managing Member and Director of B. Olinde and Sons Co., LLC; Chair | 70 | ["Commercial experience","Executive leadership","Knowledge of Louisiana markets","Management of business operations","Strategic planning"] | ["Compensation","Corporate Governance & Nominating (Chair)","Executive","Corporate Governance (Chair)"] | 2026 |
