Paul B. Murphy is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 7 different companies and presently occupies the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Cadence Bancorp LLC.

He is also on the board of 8 other companies.

He previously was Advisor at Sternhill Partners, Director at Cadence Bank, NA (Atlanta, Georgia), President & Director at Cadence Financial Corp., Chairman for Superior Bank, NA (Tampa, Florida), Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Cadence Bancorporation, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Amegy Bank NA, Chief Executive Officer for Amegy Corp., Executive Vice President at Zions Bancorporation and Principal at Allied Bank, FSB (Santa Rosa, California).

He received an undergraduate degree from Mississippi State University and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin.