Whitney Equipment Finance, the recently-formed equipment finance company at Hancock Bank and Whitney Bank, added four equipment finance specialists: Mark Stanley, Scott Ehrlicher, Scott Stephens and Jeremy Douberly.

“The Gulf South’s current growth trend demands experienced professionals who can help clients navigate the financing needed for capital equipment through access to national and diverse sources of funding,” said Chris Bucher, who leads the equipment finance company for Hancock and Whitney. “We feel extremely fortunate to have identified and secured these expert equipment finance professionals who will undoubtedly bring new, customized financial solutions for clients across our footprint.”

Stanley, who will serve as senior vice president joined the bank in early 2015. He will focus on helping municipalities and city governments gain access to national and diverse sources of capital, including capital leases, debt and loan restructuring across the southeastern U.S.

Stanley has more than 20 years of experience in financial services and more than 12 years of working specifically with public sector clients, most recently with JPMorgan Chase Bank. He has also held posts at SunTrust Bank, Hudson Clean Energy Partners, Union Bank and Bank of America.

With 19 years of experience, Ehrlicher joins the Equipment Finance team in Houston as a vice president. He previously worked for Finding Financial Solutions, a consulting company founded by Ehrlicher that specialized in providing financial solutions to small- and medium-sized oil and gas service and transportation companies. Ehrlicher also held financial solutions-based positions with GE Capital’s Transportation Finance Division and Hibernia Investments.

Scott Stephens joins Whitney Equipment Finance team after serving as vice president of equipment finance for TD Equipment’s Florida market. He will be a relationship manager and vice president for Hancock and Whitney, focusing on clients in Florida. Prior to this position, he held sales positions of increasing responsibility with such companies as Chrysler Group, Navistar Financial and FCC Equipment Financing.

Jeremy Douberly joins the Equipment Finance team from Regions Bank, bringing five years of experience in equipment financing. As a relationship manager and assistant vice president, Douberly will manage and cultivate relationships in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.