COVERSTORY
GINGER
LAURENT
CEO, LOUISIANA BANKERS ASSOCIATION
BIO
Hometown: Morganza Age: 60 Family: Spouse, Keith Miller Years with company: 22 years
MILESTONES
1992: Earns an MBA from University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 1993: Graduates as class president of the Graduate School of Banking at LSU. 1984–’99: Works as a banker in the Acadiana region. 1997: Volunteers for several statewide roles, beginning with president of Louisiana Young Bankers, University of Southwestern Louisiana Alumni board president in 1988, and state director for Louisiana Society for Human Resource Management in 1999. 2000: Joins the Louisiana Bankers Association, becoming COO in 2007 and CEO in 2022.
Q&A
A life-changing experience Working through several mergers, the process of merging cultures, operations and staff allowed me to see how decisions and the communications of those decisions affect people. Those experiences made me a better communicator. Inspiration or mentor I have worked with some incredible people, all of whom shared wisdom, helping me see different perspectives and allowing me to grow from working with them. I really try to learn from every person I meet.
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