Hancock Whitney Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Hancock Whitney's CEO is John Hairston, appointed in Jan 2008, has a tenure of 16.83 years. total yearly compensation is $5.57M, comprised of 20.9% salary and 79.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.3% of the company’s shares, worth €14.43M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 10.9 years and 14.3 years respectively.

Key information

John Hairston

Chief executive officer

US$5.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	20.9%
CEO tenure	16.8yrs
CEO ownership	0.3%
Management average tenure	10.9yrs
Board average tenure	14.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has John Hairston's remuneration changed compared to Hancock Whitney's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$387m
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$368m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$371m
Dec 31 2023	US$6m	US$1m	US$389m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$480m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$517m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$520m
Dec 31 2022	US$7m	US$1m	US$516m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$510m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$504m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$471m
Dec 31 2021	US$6m	US$990k	US$454m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$422m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$374m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$169m
Dec 31 2020	US$4m	US$990k	-US$47m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$59m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$72m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$133m
Dec 31 2019	US$4m	US$974k	US$322m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$326m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$341m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$325m
Dec 31 2018	US$4m	US$910k	US$318m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$278m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$253m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$234m
Dec 31 2017	US$4m	US$845k	US$211m

Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD5.57M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD3.51M).

Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

John Hairston (60 yo)

16.8yrs

Tenure

US$5,565,268

Compensation

Mr. John M. Hairston has been the Chief Executive Officer of Hancock Whitney Corporation (formerly, Hancock Holding Company) since 2008 and has been its President since November 13, 2014. Mr. Hairston serv...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
John Hairston	President	16.8yrs	US$5.57m	0.30% € 14.4m
Michael Achary	Senior EVP	17.7yrs	US$1.88m	0.063% € 3.1m
D. Loper	Senior EVP & COO	10yrs	US$2.70m	0.090% € 4.4m
David Lundgren	Chief Investment Officer	8.3yrs	no data	no data
Cindy Collins	Chief Compliance Officer	no data	no data	no data
R. Maxwell	VP & Senior Communications Officer	no data	no data	no data
Ruena Hall Wetzel	Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer	13.8yrs	no data	0.022% € 1.1m
Samuel Kendricks	Officer	no data	no data	no data
Suzanne Thomas	Chief Credit Approval Officer	no data	US$1.26m	no data
Michael Otero	Executive VP & Chief Risk Officer	11.8yrs	no data	0.032% € 1.6m
Miles Milton	Chief Wealth Management Officer	9.5yrs	no data	no data
Christopher Ziluca	Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer	6.3yrs	no data	0.028% € 1.4m

10.9yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: HH1's management team is seasoned and experienced (10.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
John Hairston	President	18.8yrs	US$5.57m	0.30% € 14.4m
Frank Bertucci	Independent Director	24.8yrs	US$180.01k	0.028% € 1.4m
Constantine Liollio	Independent Director	8.1yrs	US$162.51k	0.0059% € 286.4k
Christine Pickering	Independent Director	24.8yrs	US$181.01k	0.025% € 1.2m
Carleton Wilkins	Independent Director	8.1yrs	US$157.51k	0.021% € 1.0m
Randall Hanna	Independent Director	15.2yrs	US$172.51k	0.013% € 655.4k
Thomas Olinde	Independent Director	15.2yrs	US$152.51k	0.018% € 878.8k
Jerry Levens	Independent Chairman of the Board	15.2yrs	US$238.01k	0.020% € 996.6k
Joanie Teofilo	Independent Director	8.1yrs	US$145.01k	0.0018% € 87.5k
Hardy Fowler	Independent Director	13.4yrs	US$173.01k	0.032% € 1.6m
Sonya Little	Independent Director	8.6yrs	US$157.51k	0.0060% € 291.3k
Suzette Kent	Independent Director	4.1yrs	US$170.01k	0.0079% € 384.2k

14.3yrs

Average Tenure

64yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: HH1's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 14.3 years average tenure).

Hancock Whitney Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

President recently sold €992k worth of stock

Hancock Whitney Corporation Appoints Moses Feagin to Its Board, Effective November 15, 2024

Senior EVP recently sold €408k worth of stock

Hancock Whitney Bank Chief Legal Officer Joy Lambert Phillips to Retire on September 6, 2024

Hancock Whitney Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Apr 24, 2024

Senior Executive Vice President recently sold €596k worth of stock

Recent updates

President recently sold €992k worth of stock

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Third quarter dividend of US$0.40 announced

Hancock Whitney Corporation Appoints Moses Feagin to Its Board, Effective November 15, 2024

Hancock Whitney Corporation Announces Dividend for Regular Fourth Quarter 2024, Payable December 16, 2024

Senior EVP recently sold €408k worth of stock

Hancock Whitney Corporation Reports Unaudited Net Charge-Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2024

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$1.33 (vs US$1.12 in 3Q 2023)

Hancock Whitney Corporation to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 15, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.40 per share

Hancock Whitney Bank Chief Legal Officer Joy Lambert Phillips to Retire on September 6, 2024

Second quarter dividend of US$0.40 announced

Hancock Whitney Corporation Announces Cash Dividend for Third Quarter 2024, Payable on September 16, 2024

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$1.31 (vs US$1.35 in 2Q 2023)

Hancock Whitney Corporation Reports Net Charge Offs for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2024

Hancock Whitney Corporation to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 16, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.40 per share

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$1.25 (vs US$1.45 in 1Q 2023)

First quarter dividend of US$0.40 announced

Hancock Whitney Corporation Approves Cash Dividend for the Second Quarter of 2024, Payable on June 14, 2024

Hancock Whitney Corporation Reports Net Charge Offs for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$1.25 (vs US$1.45 in 1Q 2023)

Hancock Whitney Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 16, 2024

Hancock Whitney Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Apr 24, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$4.51 (vs US$6.00 in FY 2022)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.30 per share

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.30 announced

Hancock Whitney Corporation Announces Cash Dividend for the First Quarter 2024, Payable March 15, 2024

Senior Executive Vice President recently sold €596k worth of stock

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$4.51 (vs US$6.00 in FY 2022)

Hancock Whitney Corporation to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jan 16, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.30 per share at 2.9% yield

Hancock Whitney Corporation Announces Cash Dividend for the Fourth Quarter 2023, Payable December 15, 2023

Hancock Whitney Corporation Announces Net Charge-Offs for the Third Quarter of 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.12 (vs US$1.56 in 3Q 2022)

Hancock Whitney Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 17, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.30 per share at 2.9% yield

President recently sold €939k worth of stock

New minor risk - Insider selling

Senior EVP recently sold €461k worth of stock

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.35 (vs US$1.39 in 2Q 2022)

Hancock Whitney Corporation to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 18, 2023

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

Upcoming dividend of US$0.30 per share at 3.2% yield

Insider recently bought €91k worth of stock

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.45 (vs US$1.40 in 1Q 2022)

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 17%

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$6.00 (vs US$5.23 in FY 2021)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.30 per share at 2.5% yield

Executive VP & Chief Banking Officer recently sold €308k worth of stock

Hancock Whitney Corporation Approves Regular First Quarter 2023 Common Stock Cash Dividend, Payable on March 15, 2023

Full year 2022 earnings released

Hancock Whitney Corporation to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jan 17, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.27 per share

Senior Executive Vice President recently sold €141k worth of stock

Senior Executive Vice President recently sold €141k worth of stock

Hancock Whitney Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2022

Senior EVP recently sold €107k worth of stock

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.56 (vs US$1.46 in 3Q 2021)

Hancock Whitney Corporation to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 18, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.27 per share

Executive VP & Chief Banking Officer recently sold €60k worth of stock

Hancock Whitney Corporation Approves Regular Third Quarter 2022 Common Stock Cash Dividend, Payable on September 15, 2022

President recently sold €1.2m worth of stock

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.39 (vs US$1.00 in 2Q 2021)

Hancock Whitney Corporation to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 19, 2022

Hancock Whitney Corporation(NasdaqGS:HWC) dropped from Russell 2000 Dynamic Index

Upcoming dividend of US$0.27 per share