Brad Thresher Joins BancorpSouth’s Equipment Finance Team

February 20, 2019

For Immediate Release
Contact: Kyle Gilliam
BancorpSouth Equipment Finance President
601-554-4501

ROGERS, Ark. -- February 19, 2019 – BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE: BXS) has hired Brad Thresher as a vice president and equipment finance specialist in Rogers, Arkansas. BancorpSouth Equipment Finance and Leasing provides equipment financing for commercial markets and municipalities across the Southeast and parts of the Midwest.

Thresher has more than 25 years of experience in the banking and finance industry. He most recently worked at an investment firm in Fayetteville. He graduated from Arkansas Tech University with bachelor’s degrees in business administration and health information management. Thresher also attended the Arkansas Bankers Association Commercial Lending School. He currently serves as audit committee chair on the board of directors for the Arkansas Tech University Foundation.

“We are excited to have Brad join our team of equipment finance specialists,” said Kyle Gilliam, president of BancorpSouth Equipment Finance and Leasing. “I’m confident that our customers in both Arkansas and Missouri will benefit greatly from his expertise in commercial banking and his hands-on approach to meeting their equipment finance needs.”

BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE: BXS) is headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi, with approximately $18 billion in assets. BancorpSouth operates approximately 285 full service branch locations as well as additional mortgage, insurance, and loan production offices in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas, including an insurance location in Illinois. BancorpSouth is committed to a culture of respect, diversity, and inclusion in both its workplace and communities. To learn more, visit our Community Commitment page at www.bancorpsouth.com; “Like” us on Facebook; follow us on Twitter@MyBXS; or connect with us through LinkedIn.