Mississippi Business Journal » CEO http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 05:01:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Aware of surroundings http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/08/aware-of-surroundings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aware-of-surroundings http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/08/aware-of-surroundings/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:00:16 +0000 Martin Willoughby http://msbusiness.com/?p=50319 One of the biggest challenges for entrepreneurs and busy executives is striking a balance between home and work life. In a global economy with 24/7 work demands, we are under more stress than ever. Former CEO of General Electric Jack Welch once said, “There’s no such thing as work-life balance, there are work-life choices, and [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/08/aware-of-surroundings/feed/ 0 Delta Health Alliance CEO Karen Fox under investigation for possible misuse of funds http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/01/delta-health-alliance-ceo-under-investigation-for-possible-misuse-of-funds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=delta-health-alliance-ceo-under-investigation-for-possible-misuse-of-funds http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/01/delta-health-alliance-ceo-under-investigation-for-possible-misuse-of-funds/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:00:24 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=49134 What began as a wrongful termination lawsuit against the non-profit Delta Health Alliance has ended in its CEO under investigation by a federal grand jury over the possible misuse of money at the agency. James Hahn, former vice president of programs at Stoneville-based DHA, which provides healthcare to the poor in the Mississippi Delta, was [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/01/delta-health-alliance-ceo-under-investigation-for-possible-misuse-of-funds/feed/ 2 Meredith Allen took over a year ago as CEO of Staplcotn, which is still the largest U.S. cotton marketing cooperative http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/16/meredith-allen-took-over-a-year-ago-as-ceo-of-staplcotn-which-is-still-the-largest-u-s-cotton-marketing-cooperative/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meredith-allen-took-over-a-year-ago-as-ceo-of-staplcotn-which-is-still-the-largest-u-s-cotton-marketing-cooperative http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/16/meredith-allen-took-over-a-year-ago-as-ceo-of-staplcotn-which-is-still-the-largest-u-s-cotton-marketing-cooperative/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 06:00:25 +0000 Amy McCullough http://msbusiness.com/?p=47187 Staplcotn President and CEO Meredith Allen has completed his first year leading the nation’s oldest cotton marketing cooperative which he says has been “Challenging, to say the least!” Allen, 59, took the reins of Staplcotn and Stapldiscount in September 2010, as Woods Eastland, with whom he had worked for more than 24 years, transitioned to [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/16/meredith-allen-took-over-a-year-ago-as-ceo-of-staplcotn-which-is-still-the-largest-u-s-cotton-marketing-cooperative/feed/ 0 BancorpSouth in acquiring mode http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/08/22/bancorpsouth-in-acquiring-mode/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bancorpsouth-in-acquiring-mode http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/08/22/bancorpsouth-in-acquiring-mode/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:35:35 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=29110 CEO Patterson tells annual bank conference in Chicago, ‘We are an experienced and proven acquirer.’ BancorpSouth Bank is on the hunt for banks to buy and expects to be a regional leader in acquiring “fatigued” community banks over at least the next 12 to 18 months. BancorpSouth chairman and CEO Aubrey Patterson made note of [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/08/22/bancorpsouth-in-acquiring-mode/feed/ 0 Cianciola comes to Metropolitan with new perspective on business http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/06/13/cianciola-comes-to-metropolitan-with-new-perspective-on-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cianciola-comes-to-metropolitan-with-new-perspective-on-business http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/06/13/cianciola-comes-to-metropolitan-with-new-perspective-on-business/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:30:34 +0000 Nash Nunnery http://msbusiness.com/?p=25449 CEO has been in the industry for more than 30 years With 34 years in the banking industry, Frank Cianciola has served as a CEO, president and chairman for a handful of financial institutions in Tennessee and Mississippi. But Metropolitan BancGroup’s new chairman says a brief stint in private business offered him a new perspective [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/06/13/cianciola-comes-to-metropolitan-with-new-perspective-on-business/feed/ 0 Kemper the best option http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/03/14/kemper-the-best-option/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kemper-the-best-option http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/03/14/kemper-the-best-option/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:01:34 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=20692 Topazi talks about himself, Momentum Mississippi and the Kemper County lignite plant Q & A with Anthony Topazi, CEO of Mississippi Power Company Photos by Stephen McDill Click here to watch the video interview series Q: Tell us a little bit about your background. A: I grew up in Birmingham, Ala. I am the grandson [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/03/14/kemper-the-best-option/feed/ 0 Mississippi Technology Alliance announces president/CEO http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/01/13/mississippi-technology-alliance-announces-presidentceo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mississippi-technology-alliance-announces-presidentceo http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/01/13/mississippi-technology-alliance-announces-presidentceo/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:50:38 +0000 For the MBJ http://msbusiness.com/?p=17539 In a press release issued Tuesday, January 12th, the Mississippi Technology Alliance (MTA) Board of Directors Chair Jan Farrington announced that Tony Jeff has been selected as the organization’s new president and CEO. “The Board of Directors is confident in Tony’s ability to lead MTA, the state’s only organization focused solely on innovation-based economic development,” [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/01/13/mississippi-technology-alliance-announces-presidentceo/feed/ 4 Robinson makes switch to Magnolia State Bank http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/09/21/robinson-makes-switch-to-magnolia-state-bank/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=robinson-makes-switch-to-magnolia-state-bank http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/09/21/robinson-makes-switch-to-magnolia-state-bank/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:36:13 +0000 MBJ Newswires http://msbusiness.com/?p=12737 BAY SPRINGS — After 30 years of serving as Magnolia State Bank president, CEO and chairman Thomas Brown has named a new president and CEO, Marcus Robinson, formerly with Regions Bank in Hattiesburg. Brown will continue to serve the bank as a full-time chairman of the board and will continue to maintain an office in [...]

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