Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank
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 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.
John M. Turner Jr.
President of Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank
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. Mr. Turner has served as President and Director of Whitney National Bank and President of Whitney Holding Corporation since March 2008 and on May 28, 2008 was elected a Director 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.
A. R. Blossman, Jr.
Director Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank
Mr. Blossman served as Chairman of the Board of Parish National Bank from 1968 and as a director of Parish National Corporation from 2004 until Parish merged with Whitney Holding Corporation on November 7, 2008. Mr. Blossman is a partner in Corporate Plaza Partnership, manager of ARB Aviation, L. L. C. and is part owner of Abita Brewing Company.
Angus R. Cooper II
Director Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank
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.
Director Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank
Richard B. Crowell was elected Director of Whitney National Bank of February 17, 1982 and Whitney Holding Corporation on February 8, 1983. Mr. Crowell has been with the law firm of Crowell & Owens in Alexandria since 1970 and serves as a director of CLECO Corporation.
Director Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank
Mr. Hall has served as the Chairman of the Board, CEO and a Director of Superior Energy Services, Inc., since December 1995. From December 1995 until November 2004, Mr. Hall also served as Superior Energy Services' President.
Director Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank
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.
Director Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank
Alfred S. Lippman was elected Director of Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank on June 26, 1996. Mr. Lippman is an attorney and Co-Manager of Lippman, Mahfouz, Tranchina & Thorguson, LLC in Morgan City. Mr. Lippman is a director of Lippman, Hunter, East Iberia Land Company, Couplet Lands, Adrian Development, LLC, Patterson Plaza Group, Inc., and Adram Collectibles.
Dr. Michael L. Lomax
Director Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank
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.
Director Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank
R. King Milling was elected Director of Whitney National Bank on March 22, 1978 and Director of Whitney Holding Corporation on February 13, 1979. Mr. Milling is a graduate of Washington & Lee and Tulane Universities. Mr. Milling served as President of Whitney National Bank and Whitney Holding Corporation from 1984 until April 2007 and as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors from April 2007 until December 2008. Mr. Milling is a lifelong resident of New Orleans and is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Financial Services Roundtable. He serves on the boards of LSU Health Sciences Center, Dillard University, Greater New Orleans Education Foundation, and the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana. He is a member of the Tulane Law School Dean's Advisory Board and is a member of the board of directors of the New Orleans Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He is the Chairman of the Governor's Advisory Commission on Coastal Restoration and Conservation, serves on the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, is a director of the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation and a member of the Louisiana Recovery Authority Support Foundation.
Eric J. Nickelsen
Director Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank
Eric J. Nickelsen was elected Director of Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank on August 23, 2000. Since 1998, Mr. Nickelsen has served as part owner of John S. Carr & Company, Inc., a real estate development company and he also serves on the Florida advisory Board of Whitney National Bank. Mr. Nickelsen serves as a director of a number of non-public companies.
Director Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank
Kathryn M. Sullivan was elected Director of Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank on November 19, 2003. Ms. Sullivan is a graduate of University of Louisiana, Monroe and Louisiana State University. Ms. Sullivan is the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, since 2004, and the former President and Chief Executive Officer from 1999 to 2004 of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. Ms. Sullivan is a director of E. J. Ourso Business School Advisory Counsel and LSU.
Director Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank
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.
Director Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank
Thomas D. Westfeldt was elected Director of Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney National Bank on April 24, 2002. Mr. Westfeldt is a graduate of Louisiana State University and North Carolina College. Mr. Westfeldt has served as President of Westfeldt Brothers, Inc., since 1994 and is a director of Westfeldt Brothers Forwarders, Inc., Worldwide Services, Inc., New Orleans Cold Storage, Westfeldt Properties, LLC and Rugby Grange Farm.
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