Mr. Hope, a resident of New Orleans, received his degree in Business Administration from Duke University in 1971 and his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Alabama in 1972. From 1972 to 1974 he was a Registered Representative for Financial Service Corporation of America. Mr. Hope has been in banking since 1974 when he worked for First National Bank of Mobile and First Bancgroup. He worked for AmSouth Bank from 1985 until 1994, when he began his career with Whitney as Executive Vice President, Gulf Coast Banking Division, with responsibility for all banking activities outside the State of Louisiana. In 2007, Mr. Hope became a Director and the President and Chief Operating Officer of Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank. Effective March 16, 2008, he assumed the roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of both the company and the bank. Mr. Hope's current position is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank.

Mr. Hope is Chairman of the Board of Directors of EnergySouth, Inc. and serves on the Board of Trustees of Infirmary Health System. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of UMS – Wright Preparatory School, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce and Campaign Chairman of Way of Southwest Alabama.

Mr. Turner, a resident of New Orleans, holds a Bachelor of the Arts in Economics degree from the University of Georgia. With over 21 years of banking experience, he began his career at the Whitney in 1994 as President, Alabama Region. In 2000, Mr. Turner was named Eastern Region Executive. In 2007, he was named Division Executive, Banking Division, with responsibility for all geographic line banking functions across the Company. On March 26, 2008, Mr. Turner was elected President and Director of Whitney National Bank and President of Whitney Holding Corporation. Before becoming a Whitney Banker, Mr. Turner held several senior positions at AmSouth Bank in both the retail and business divisions.

Community involvement has been a hallmark of Mr. Turner's career and he was recognized in 2004 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals when he was awarded the Lillian C. McGowin Outstanding Volunteer Civic Leader Award. Contributing to his community presence are associations with several civic and community organizations, including Chairman of the United Way Board of Trustees, past-Chairman of the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, past Chairman and current Board member Mobile Area Education Foundation, a graduate of Leadership Alabama and past board member of Leadership Mobile. Mr. Turner also serves as a board member of the Mobile Infirmary Foundation Board, Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center, America's Junior Miss, University of Alabama Board of Visitors, St. Paul's Episcopal School and as a member of the Selection Committee for the J.L. Bedsole Foundation Scholars Program. Additionally, he is a member of the Mobile Rotary Club and a past board member of the Mobile Area Urban Bankers Association.

Angus R. Cooper, II was elected Director of Whitney Holding Corporation on November 16, 1994 and Whitney National Bank on January 28, 1998 and serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cooper/T. Smith Corporation. Mr. Cooper serves as a director of Cooper Farms, Cooper Wilkins Welding, Cooper Marine & Timberlands Corporation, Crescent Towing & Salvage, the Alabama Advisory Board for Whitney National Bank and serves on the Board of Trustees for the University of Alabama.

William A. Hines was elected Director of Whitney National Bank on February 27, 1985 and Whitney Holding Corporation on February 18, 1986. Mr. Hines serves as Chairman of the Board for Nassau Holding Corporation and is a director for Ridgelake Energy, Inc., Certified Holdings, Inc. and Midland Fabricators & Process Systems, LLC.

Dr. Michael L. Lomax was elected Director of Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank on April 24, 2002. Dr. Lomax is President and Chief Executive Officer of the United Negro College Fund since 2004 and served from 1997 to 2004 as President of Dillard University. Dr. Lomax is a trustee of Emory University, a member of the founding Council of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture, and a member of the Boards of Directors of Teach for America, The KIPP Foundation, The Carter Center, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the Studio Museum in Harlem, The Bill T. Jones Dance Company and the National Black Arts Festival, of which he was founding chair. President George W. Bush appointed him to the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

John G. Phillips was elected Director of Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank on June 28, 1972. Mr. Phillips is a graduate of the University of Arkansas. Until his retirement in 1985, Mr. Phillips served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer for The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company and serves as a director with Energy Partners, Ltd. Mr. Phillips is an emeritus member of the Tulane Board of Administrators.

Dean E. Taylor was elected Director of Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank on April 24, 2002. Mr. Taylor is a graduate of Tulane University and Boston University and is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Tidewater, Inc.