BancorpSouth Bank announced it has hired Brad Thresher as a Vice President and Equipment Finance Specialist in Rogers, Arkansas. BancorpSouth Equipment Finance and Leasing provides equipment financing for commercial markets and municipalities across the Southeast and parts of the Midwest.

Thresher has more than 25 years of experience in the banking and finance industry. He most recently worked at an investment firm in Fayetteville, AR. He graduated from Arkansas Tech University with bachelor’s degrees in business administration and health information management. Thresher also attended the Arkansas Bankers Association Commercial Lending School. He serves as audit committee chair on the board of directors for the Arkansas Tech University Foundation.

“We are excited to have Brad join our team of equipment finance specialists,” said Kyle Gilliam, President of BancorpSouth Equipment Finance and Leasing. “I’m confident that our customers in both Arkansas and Missouri will benefit greatly from his expertise in commercial banking and his hands-on approach to meeting their equipment finance needs.”

BancorpSouth Bank has its headquarters in Tupelo, MS, with approximately $18 billion in assets.