Kyle Gilliam has joined BancorpSouth Bank as president of the bank’s Equipment Finance and Leasing division. Gilliam is responsible for the management, day-to-day operations and growth of the division.

Prior to joining BancorpSouth, Gilliam was co-founder, president and CEO of a Northwest Arkansas-based regional financial institution’s equipment finance division. He has over 20 years of production and leadership experience in commercial equipment financing in the financial services industry.

“We are pleased to have an industry professional with the experience, knowledge and management skills as Kyle Gilliam to lead our Equipment Finance and Leasing division,” said Tommy Darnell, BancorpSouth executive vice president and chief sales officer. “Kyle has an exemplary record of accomplishments in the commercial equipment finance and leasing industry.”

Tupelo, MS-based BancorpSouth is a financial holding company with $14.1 billion in assets. BancorpSouth Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BancorpSouth, operates 238 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.