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MidSouth Bancorp Appoints Jeffery Blum as SVP and Chief Credit Officer [Professional Services Close - Up]
[July 30, 2014]

MidSouth Bancorp Appoints Jeffery Blum as SVP and Chief Credit Officer [Professional Services Close - Up]


(Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) MidSouth Bancorp announced that Jeffery "Jeff" Blum has joined MidSouth Bank as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer.

According to a release from the Company, in his new position, Blum will oversee loan underwriting and develop loan policies and procedures. He will also identify credit risk situations and provide guidance to line of business lending managers.



A native of Morgan City, Louisiana, Blum worked for Whitney Bank for the past 21 years, having most recently served as Morgan City area president where his duties included managing the commercial lending group, the retail division and other lines of business such as Trust, Investments and International Services for the St Mary Parish market.

"Jeff's experience as an area President with Whitney Bank, along with his over 21 years of commercial lending experience in both St Mary Parish as well as Baton Rouge, will prove very valuable in his new role as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer," said MidSouth Bank Chief Banking Officer, Troy M. Cloutier. "Jeff has everything we sought in a Chief Credit Officer - recent and vast commercial lending experience, an appreciation for prudent lending practices, and a deep understanding of the oil and gas industry. He brings a level of skill and leadership to our company that will support our strong credit culture while providing our lending team the tools that they need to continue our loan growth strategy," added C. R. "Rusty" Cloutier, President and Chief Executive Officer of MidSouth Bank.


MidSouth Bancorp is a financial holding company headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana.

More information and complete details: www.MidSouthBank.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved.

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