Hancock Whitney Names Larry Stephens as Southeast Texas Regional President

HOUSTON, TX - Hancock Whitney, one of America’s strongest, safest banks, has promoted veteran local banker Larry C. Stephens, Jr., as Southeast Texas Regional President.

With more than 23 years of financial services experience, Stephens has been an integral part of the Houston banking industry for more than 15 years. He was most recently the senior vice president responsible for leading Hancock Whitney’s Houston based middle market and corporate banking team in serving commercial and industrial clients as well as initiatives supporting middle market and commercial client acquisition, retention, and expansion.

As Hancock Whitney Southeast Texas Regional President, Stephens will direct the company’s banking, client services, community initiatives, and growth throughout Hancock Whitney’s Southeast Texas market, which includes nine financial centers.

“Larry Stephens has the industry experience, community insights, and commitment to our core values to understand what our clients need and to guide our Hancock Whitney teams in meeting and exceeding those expectations with warm, 5-star service,” said Senior Regional President Robert Schneckenburger, the executive who oversees the bank’s business in Southwest Louisiana and Texas and to whom Stephens will report. “Together with the local financial professionals who make up our Southeast Texas teams, he will be vital to leading our bankers in helping clients move forward financially from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and strategically plan for further success in the future.”

Stephens first joined the former Whitney Bank in 1998 as a management trainee, rising as a corporate banking vice president for eight years. He was later a senior vice president at both Frost Bank and Regions Bank. He returned to Hancock Whitney in 2014 as the Houston middle market banking team leader. Stephens has a Bachelor of Science degree in management and Master of Business Administration degree in finance from the University of New Orleans.