For Immediate Release Contact: Julia Gregg Kramer Named SVP, Organizational Performance at BancorpSouth Insurance Services May 31, 2013 – Baton Rouge, La. – (May 24, 2013) – Julia Gregg Kramer recently joined BancorpSouth Insurance Services, Inc. (BXSI) as senior vice president of organizational performance, bringing with her 25 years of industry experience in executive-level leadership, organizational development and human resources roles. As SVP, Kramer’s primary focus is on developing and implementing strategic, growth-oriented programs to increase effectiveness, efficiency, production and change-readiness across the BancorpSouth Insurance Services e nterprise. Prior to joining BancorpSouth Insurance Services, Kramer spent 10 years at The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers as senior vice president of leadership and management resources and director of the Foundation for Agency Management Excellence (FAME). Earlier in her career, she was the vice president of human resources at Dental Benefit Providers, Inc., a UnitedHealthcare company, for 15 years. Kramer holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a master’s degree in human resources management from Marymount University. She is a designated Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), a certified Myers Briggs Type Indicator instructor, and has expertise in SPQ*Gold® and Profiles assessments. Kramer is an active member of the Board of Trustees for Gamma Iota Sigma. About BancorpSouth BancorpSouth Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BancorpSouth, Inc., (NYSE:BXS) a financial holding company with $13.4 billion in assets headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi. BancorpSouth Insurance Services, Inc., a division of BancorpSouth Bank, employs almost 600 insurance and risk management specialists. Collectively, BancorpSouth Insurance Services, Inc. has 32 offices across 9 states and is annually ranked as one of the nation’s largest brokers by Business Insurance magazine. ###