Renasant Corporation named Catherine Mealor as its next Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2027, as the $27 billion regional bank prepares for a leadership transition.
Mealor, who will be based in Atlanta, joins from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a Stifel company, where she spent 23 years covering small and mid-cap banks across the Southeast. She will succeed Jim Mabry, who has served as CFO since August 2020 and will step down at the end of 2026, transitioning into retirement in early 2027. Mabry is expected to be nominated for election to Renasant’s board at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Renasant, headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi, operates 279 banking, lending, mortgage and wealth management offices throughout the Southeast. The company reported approximately $27 billion in assets as of its most recent disclosure.
Mealor, a graduate of Washington and Lee University where she serves on the Williams School Board of Advisors, brings more than two decades of experience analyzing financial institutions. She has served on the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Investor Advisory Committee since September 2021.
Mealor will officially join Renasant on October 5, 2026, ahead of her January 1, 2027 start date in the CFO role.
