TUPELO, Miss., May 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Renasant
Corporation (NASDAQ: RNST) (the "Company") announced that
Sean Suggs has joined both the
Company and Renasant Bank Boards. Suggs currently serves as
president, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi and vice
president of administration, responsible for all manufacturing and
administration functions at Toyota's Blue
Springs, Mississippi plant, which produces the Corolla,
Toyota's highest volume selling vehicle in the world.
"We are excited to welcome Sean to our board and very much look
forward to his input, knowledge and leadership," said Renasant
Executive Chairman, E. Robinson
McGraw, and Renasant CEO and President, C. Mitchell Waycaster, in a joint statement. "We
believe Sean's proven expertise in manufacturing technology,
production quality and corporate leadership will add considerable
value and depth to both our board and company."
Prior to his promotion to president, Suggs served as vice
president of manufacturing and vice president of administration at
the Mississippi vehicle assembly
plant. Suggs joined Toyota in 1998 as team leader at Toyota's
assembly plant in Princeton,
Indiana. During his 10-year tenure, he served several roles
and was named general manager of quality planning in 2008. In this
leadership role, Suggs oversaw professional development, vehicle
quality and manufacturing quality for current and new model
production.
Prior to rejoining Toyota in 2014, Suggs served as director of
strategy, administration and human resources from 2011 to 2013 at
Nissan's North American headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee. During his five years
with Nissan, he also directed production quality at the company's
manufacturing and assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi.
Suggs serves on the Mississippi State Board of Education, a
nine-member board responsible for setting state education policies
and standards. He also serves on the Mississippi Economic Council's
executive committee, as a board member for the Mississippi
Manufacturers Association, as a member of the Northeast Mississippi
CREATE Foundation's Toyota Wellspring Committee, and supports
several other nonprofit and economic development boards in
Northeast Mississippi.
Prior to his professional automotive manufacturing career, Suggs
served eight years in the United
States Army. Suggs holds a Masters of Business
Administration degree from Auburn
University and a Bachelor of Science from Oakland City College in Oakland City, Indiana.
ABOUT RENASANT CORPORATION:
Renasant Corporation is the parent of Renasant Bank, a
114-year-old financial services institution. Renasant has assets of
approximately $10.2 billion and
operates 180 banking, mortgage, and wealth management offices in
Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
Contact:
|
For Media:
|
For
Financials:
|
|
John
Oxford
|
Kevin
Chapman
|
|
Senior Vice
President
|
Executive Vice
President
|
|
Director of
Marketing
|
COO &
CFO
|
|
(662)
680-1219
|
(662)
680-1450
|
|
joxford@renasant.com
|
kchapman@renasant.com
|
View original content with
multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/suggs-joins-renasant-boards-300652107.html
SOURCE Renasant Corporation