Odean Busby elected treasurer of Mississippi Bankers Association

JACKSON – Odean Busby of Magee has been elected treasurer of the Mississippi Bankers Association.

Busby will be a member of the Board of Directors, which governs the 122-year-old association. MBA's membership includes commercial banks and savings institutions, which hold 99 percent of the bank deposits in Mississippi.

Busby serves as chairman of the board and CEO of PriorityOne Bank in Magee.  He has been with the bank for 31 years.

Busby earned a bachelor's degree in banking and finance from the University of Southern Mississippi. He is also a graduate of the Mississippi School of Banking at the University of Mississippi and the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.

     Involved in the association, Busby has served as the past chairman for the Mississippi School of Banking Trustees, as a member of the MBA legislative committee, and as a member of the American Bankers Association's Government Relations Council. He also serves as chairman of the Mississippi Guaranty Pool Board.

     Active in his community, Busby is a member of the boards of trustees for William Carey University and Magee General Hospital and the director of the Simpson County Economic Development Foundation.

     Busby and his wife Glinda have two grown children, Jason (and wife Robin Busby) and Molly (and husband Chris Barron). They have three grandchildren: Kate, Brooke and Ian.

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