First NBC Bank Holding Company announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Carl J. Chaney as Chief Executive Officer, effective upon regulatory approval. Mr. Chaney will succeed Hermann 'Buck' Moyse, III, who has served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of First NBC Bank and First NBC Bank Holding Company. Mr. Chaney has more than 30 years of leadership experience in the banking and financial services sector with a proven track record of building high-performing businesses.  He served in numerous roles at Hancock Holding Company during the course of a 17-year tenure, including as its Chief Executive Officer, President and Director. Mr. Chaney currently serves as Vice Chairman of JTS Capital Group and on the Board of Directors of Mississippi Power Company, where he is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Controls and Compliance Committee.