Phil Livingston to serve as Southeastern College of Business Executive in Residence
Monday, February 1, 2016 
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND –Long time banking executive Phil Livingston has been selected as the Southeastern
Louisiana University College of Business Executive in Residence, the university announced
today.
“Mr. Livingston’s extensive career in the banking industry, coupled with this
leadership roles in a variety of industry and organization boards, make him a valuable
resource for our students,” said Interim Dean of the College of Business Antoinette
Phillips.
Livingston will be sharing his 50-plus years of experience with Southeastern
juniors, seniors and MBA students. He will also lead roundtable discussions where
students can share their concerns, thoughts and aspirations.
“I plan to speak with the students about being prepared for the workplace, how
to meet expectations and how to job search,” he said. “They must have the right positive
attitude and be willing to start at the bottom and work their way up.”
A graduate of Mississippi State University with a degree in accounting, Livingston
joined Louisiana National Bank in 1965 as a management trainee and later became vice
president. In 1973 he became chief executive officer of Citizens National Bank in
Hammond, where he served as chairman and CEO of the bank until its 1995 merger with
Deposit Guaranty National Bank of Mississippi.
Livingston held the title of chairman and CEO of Deposit Guaranty National Bank
of Louisiana and then president of South Louisiana for First American Bank of Tennessee
following another merger. After retiring in 1998, he served as a consultant to AmSouth
Bank of Alabama, which later acquired First Tennessee.
