Our Management Team
Thomas W. Colbert
Senior Chairman, Community Bancshares
Senior Chairman Emeritus, Community Bank
Native: Trebloc, MS
Education: University of Mississippi, Banking and Finance; Graduate School of Banking of the South, Louisiana State University
Joined the Bank: 1968
Freddie J. Bagley
Chairman, Community Bancshares
Chairman Emeritus, Community Bank
Native: Forest, MS
Education: Mississippi College, Mathematics; University of Mississippi, School of Banking; Graduate School of Banking, Louisiana State University
Joined the Bank: 1976
Charles W. Nicholson, Jr.
President and CEO, Community Bancshares
Chairman, Community Bank
Native: Pascagoula, MS
Education: University of Mississippi, General Business; Graduate School of Banking of the South, Louisiana State University
Joined the Bank: 1998
Justin C. Martin
President and CEO, Community Bank
Native: Brandon, MS
Education: Mississippi State University, Banking and Finance; Mississippi School of Banking, University of Mississippi; Graduate School of Banking, Louisiana State University
Joined the Bank: 2007
Timothy P. Gray
Chief Financial Officer
Native: Forest, MS
Education: BSBA in Accounting, Mississippi College; Mississippi School of Banking; Certified Public Accountant, State of Mississippi; Graduate School of Banking, Louisiana State University
Joined the Bank: 1995
Wyman M. Jones
Chief Credit Officer
Native: Waynesboro, MS
Education: Mississippi State University, Banking and Finance; Graduate School of Banking of the South, Louisiana State University
Joined the Bank: 1992
Bobby R. Knox
Vice Chairman, Pine Belt Region
Native: Houston, MS
Education: University of Mississippi, School of Banking, Banking and Finance; Graduate School of Banking of the South, Louisiana State University
Joined the Bank: 1987
J. Matthew Mayo
Chief Banking Officer
Native: Hattiesburg, MS
Education: University of South Alabama, Bachelor of Science in Banking; Samford University, Master of Business Administration; Graduate School of Banking of the South, Louisiana State University
Joined the Bank: 2005
Chance B. Carter
Chief Operating Officer, Community Bank
Native: Brandon, MS
Education: Mississippi State University, Bachelor of Science, Agriculture Economics, Masters of Science, Agribusiness Management; University of Mississippi School of Banking; Southeastern School of Commercial Lending, Vanderbilt University; Graduate School of Banking of the South, Louisiana State University
Joined the Bank: 1997
Marc A. Petro
Chief Executive Officer, Central MS Region
Native: Leland, MS
Education: Mississippi State University, Bachelor’s Degree in General Business Administration; University of Mississippi, School of Banking; Graduate School of Banking of the South, Louisiana State University
Joined the Bank: 2002
R. Scott Pickering
Chief Executive Officer, Pine Belt Region
Native: Wiggins, MS
Education: The University of Mississippi, Banking and Finance; Graduate School of Banking of the South, Louisiana State University
Joined the Bank: 2007
Oliver A. Latil
Chief Executive Officer, Coast Region
Native: Ocean Springs, MS
Education: University of Mississippi, BBA Management; University of Mississippi School of Banking
Joined the Bank: 1997
Barry L. Prather
Chief Executive Officer, North Region
Native: Baldwyn, MS
Education: Mississippi College, Bachelor of Business Administration, Masters of Business Administration; University of Mississippi School of Banking; Graduate School of Banking of the South, Louisiana State University
Joined the Bank: 1995
J. Samuel Henderson, III
Chief Executive Officer, Birmingham Region
Native: Birmingham, AL
Education: University of South Carolina, Columbia, Production Management; Graduate School of Banking of the South, Louisiana State University
Joined the Bank: 2019
Thomas W. Colbert, Jr.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT – COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR, COMMUNITY WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Native: Gulf Shores, AL
Education: Millsaps College, BA History; Belhaven College, English Literature and The University of Mississippi, MA in TESOL; The University of Mississippi, School of Banking, and University of Colorado, School of Bank Marketing
Joined the Bank: 1991