Company: RNST
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0000715072-25-000057
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Company: RENASANT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: PRE 14A
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 |  68 |     | Background:Dr. Heyer is retired. Prior to his retirement, he was a physician and employee of Tupelo Anesthesia Group, P.A. since 1989, where he was formerly a partner. In addition, Dr. Heyer is President and co-owner of TAG Billing, LLC, a medical billing service provider in the medical industry.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Experience/Qualifications/Skills:Dr. Heyer’s experience in the medical industry brings a unique perspective to the challenges and opportunities that our board faces. Dr. Heyer’s background and experience is important in the formulation of board policy. Dr. Heyer was also a business owner, which adds a unique perspective to board discussions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

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| Name                  |     | Age |     | Background, Experience, Qualifications and Skills                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| C. Mitchell Waycaster 
 Director since 2018   |     |  66 |     | Background:Mr. Waycaster has served as our and the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer since May 2018, and Executive Vice Chairman since May 2023. Mr. Waycaster was President of the Company and the Bank from January 2016 to May 2023, and he was our Chief Operating Officer from January 2016 to May 2018. Prior to these roles, Mr. Waycaster served in a variety of positions over his long career at the Bank, including Chief Administrative Officer (April 2007 to January 2016), President of the Mississippi Division (January 2005 to April 2007) and Director of Retail Banking (2000 until December 2004), among other positions. 
 Experience/Qualifications/Skills:Mr. Waycaster has been an employee of the Bank for over 40 years. During that time, he has worked in virtually all areas of the Bank’s operations. This experience gives Mr. Waycaster a detailed understanding of our operations as well as the opportunities and challenges that we face. It is unlikely that any other Renasant employee has a better understanding of our current operations and our future strategies than Mr. Waycaster. His insights are essential to assisting the board in developing and implementing our strategic plans.                                                       |

#### Director Compensation
The compensation we pay to our non-employee directors and the process we use to determine compensation is described below. Directors who are also our employees, Messrs