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JACKSON – Robert Barnes, President and CEO of PriorityOne Bank, headquartered in Magee,
has been elected Vice Chairman of the Mississippi Bankers Association (MBA) for 2024-2025.
As MBA Vice Chairman, Barnes serves on the association’s Board of Directors and Executive
Committee. The MBA is a statewide trade association whose membership includes commercial banks
and savings institutions operating in Mississippi. MBA members hold more than 95 percent of the bank
deposits in the state.
Barnes has been with PriorityOne Bank for 41 years this summer. He joined the bank as a teller in
1983 while still attending the University of Southern Mississippi. After graduating with a BSBA in Banking
and Finance, he continued with the bank as a loan officer. Since then, he has served as Branch Manager,
Division President and as the Chief Credit Officer for the bank.
He is a graduate of Magee High School, Copiah-Lincoln Community College, the University of
Southern Mississippi, and The School of Banking of the South at LSU.
In addition to his role as Vice Chairman for the MBA, Barnes has served in various position with the
MBA over the years including Treasurer, Legislative Committee Chairman, Lending Committee Chairman,
Board of Directors, and Executive Committee. As Vice Chairman, Barnes serves on the Board of Directors
and Executive Committee of the MBA, and he also will serve as president of the MBA Education
Foundation.
Barnes is involved with many organizations and currently serves on the Board of Directors of
PriorityOne Bank, PriorityOne Capital Corporation, Mississippi Bankers Association, Simpson County
Development District, Magee General Hospital, Mississippi Public Funds Guaranty Pool Board, and the
Independent Community Bankers Association as the Consumer Financial Services Committee Chairman,
Federal Delegate Board Member, TCM Bank Board Member, and ICBA Consolidated Holdings Board
Member. He is past President of the Simpson County Development Foundation, the Magee Chamber of
Commerce, and the Magee Lions Club. He has always been very involved in civic activities and has served as Chairman of the Adopt-a-School program and as a founder of the Youth Leadership program
for Simpson County.
Barnes and his wife, Melissa, are the parents of two daughters, and they have seven grandchildren.
They are both active members of First Baptist Church of Magee where Mr. Barnes serves on the
Financial Review Committee.
