About
Kevin J. Hanigan joined the Prosperity board on November 1, 2019 in connection with the LegacyTexas merger and serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and President of the Bank. He previously was a director and Chief Executive Officer of LegacyTexas and LegacyTexas Bank from 2012, and earlier Chairman and CEO of Highlands Bank and of Guaranty Bank and its parent Guaranty Financial Group. He began his banking career at Bank of the Southwest in Houston in 1980 and earned undergraduate and M.B.A. degrees from Arizona State University.
Roles
Prosperity Bancshares Inc.
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company; Director and President of the Bank · Current role
2019–present
LegacyTexas / LegacyTexas Bank
Director and Chief Executive Officer · Held CEO roles from the completion of the Highlands Bank acquisition into LegacyTexas in April 2012.
2012-2019
Highlands Bank
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
2010-2012
Guaranty Bank / Guaranty Financial Group, Inc.
Chief Lending Officer, then Chairman and CEO · Guaranty Financial Group filed for bankruptcy in August 2009.
1996-2010
Bank of the Southwest, Houston
Banker · Began his banking career here in June 1980.
1980-
External Roles
Goodwill Industries of Dallas
Board of Directors
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Dallas Citizens Council
Board of Directors
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Fixed Compensation
FY 2025
All other compensation
$151,823
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2025
Cash incentive
Discretionary cash bonus
$531,000
Non-equity incentive plan compensation
$602,195
Stock awards
Stock awards (restricted stock, grant-date fair value)
$2,093,252
Also at Prosperity Bancshares Inc.